jpdb beta

salt air; sea air

1

competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms

2

to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically

1

trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary

3

to come to naught

3

homing instinct

1

breeding; raising; rearing; keeping

2

carrier pigeon; war pigeon

3

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

homing (instinct)

2

success rate

3

population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals

2

information leak; data breach

2

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

2

birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive

3

mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress

26

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

7

dovecote; dovecot; pigeon house

1

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

8

writer; author

1

situation report; status report; progress report

4

to reread; to read again

2

grammar

4

cryptogram; cipher text

3

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

5

spy; secret agent

7

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

2

joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

1

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

5

guarding; guard

1

to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to

1

excessive flattery; adulation

1

to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

3

to acquire knowledge

3

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

7

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

4

to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

7

crossroads; intersection

2

used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)

1

physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence

1

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal

6

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

3

white cloth

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame

2

hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place

2

sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened

2

dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless

2

one ear

1

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

3