jpdb beta

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

the four seasons

7

idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)

2

seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)

1

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

5

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

4

oneself; one's body

1

sore crotch; sore thigh; chafing of the inner thighs

3

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

3

quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already

3

pocket

2

one's sitting height

1

to carry around; to carry on one's person

4

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

2

to make ambiguous

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

4

detour; roundabout way

1

location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place

1

the ... in question

2

to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

2

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

right to speak

1

floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star

3

Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

1

antique-looking; looking hoary with patina

1

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

4

to select; to pick out

1

four (long cylindrical things)

2

barque (sailing ship with three or more masts); bark; bark (of a tree, etc.)

1

square sail

2

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

1

fore-and-aft sail

1

bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head

8

rough sea; stormy sea

2

sailing

6

to disappear; to vanish

3

run; race

6

ghost ship; phantom ship

8

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

2

exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)

1

to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

2

summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation

1

unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly

2

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

3

old form; old format; traditional format

1

will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus

1

Morse code (esp. signalling)

3

stop

1

armistice; ceasefire

1

to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1