jpdb beta

fish

1

fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

seemingly good but ultimately stupid idea

1

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

3

research institute; (research) laboratory

1

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

1

long distance; long haul; long-distance race

2

rocket; locket

3

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time

1

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad

1

moon; lunar world; Tsukisekai; pale yellow rectangular sweet (Toyama city specialty)

3

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

hungry; starving

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous

1

modern

1

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

Thames

4

mouth of river; estuary

3

mooring; anchorage

7

buoy

11

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic

2

wire telegraph

1

(electric) telegraph; telegraphy; telegraphic communication; telegram

4

New York

2

telegraph office

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

sending office

1

submarine telegraphy

1

lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

5

(electrical) cable; power cable

2

connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction

1

unfortunately

1

Port and Harbor Authority

1

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

3