jpdb beta

surroundings; circumference

1

rumba

1

robotic vacuum cleaner; robovac; Roomba

1

section manager; section chief

1

with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well

1

to point at

1

blade of grass

1

Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest

1

to boil; to decoct; to infuse

5

growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures

1

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

1

life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime

2

prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees

2

to become hoarse; to become husky

1

imperial command

3

appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

1

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

4

very loud volume; megavolume

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

7

gentle; mild; meek; tender

6

old soldier

6

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

11

(one's) countenance; face

1

grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

2

castle tower; keep; donjon

3

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

1

sightseeing spot; tourist attraction

3

opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody

2

entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge

1

tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

2

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

cramped

1

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

2

to ignore; to overlook

1

to keep (a person) waiting

4

to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath

2

cosy; cozy

3

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

1

toilet cleaning

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

2

large sword; long sword

11

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

daddy; father; husband

5

grief; lamentation

1

portrait

1

Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern

1

moor; moorland

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