jpdb beta

surroundings; environs; circumference

33

to wait upon; to serve

1

liking; taste; choice

3

favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

3

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

3

ahead; before; ago

4

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

5

reply; answer

1

already; too late

25

chimes; toll of a bell

1

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

5

downtown

1

belfry; bell tower

2

invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

2

tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

4

stopping one night

1

tiredness; fatigue

4

dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

2

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

2

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

2

relatively; comparatively

3

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

period; term; interval

4

three days

1

various places; several sources

2

attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

1

thirty; 30

2

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

2

person; member

3

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

living; lifestyle; living room

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

15

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

2

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

1

piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love

1

(Western) soup

1

smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked

1

bacon

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

1

omelette; omelet

1

to break; to smash

11