jpdb beta

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

1

chimes; toll of a bell

3

origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

2

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

one horseman

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

3

main street

2

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

3

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

3

driving into

1

custom; habit; customary practice

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

material; physical

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

to leave space (between)

1

to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)

1

to swagger

1

establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

3

boarding gate (airport); aircraft door

1

getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

to throw away

2

cushion

1

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

1

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

1

inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

1

summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1

reality; consciousness

2

the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings

11

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

to sit on a seat

1

to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

1

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

2

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

to say; to be pleased to say

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

direct descent; direct line

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

foreign country

1