jpdb beta

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

8

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

8

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

2

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field

1

seven (long cylindrical things)

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

4

octopus

4

kraken

22

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

2

(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow

1

feeler; tentacle

2

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

2

hey there; I say; see here

1

leviathan

22

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

3

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

5

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

2

pearl

4

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

12

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

7

fanfare; flourish of trumpets

2

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

3

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

what's what; heads or tails

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

sea; ocean; waters

12

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

2

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

2

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

2

existing (type, form)

1

wheel (esp. of vehicle)

1

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

1

reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

1

fundamental; basic

2

convenient; handy; useful

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

crystal

1

(audio) recording

1

technique

2

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

2