jpdb beta

radio telescope

3

parabolic antenna

2

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

2

all at once

1

intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial

1

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

1

reverse order; following a contrary path

1

multilayer

1

to find out; to discover; to detect

1

hard to imagine

2

on hand; readily available

1

nap; doze

1

police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

1

patrol

1

regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

2

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

2

hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer

3

opening ceremony (of the school term)

10

bride

4

vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

love triangle; eternal triangle

2

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

bank; weir; embankment; levee

5

calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably

3

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

3

bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

3

a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

3

to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

1

awkward (difficult) question

1

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball

3

wild pitch

1

infield; diamond

1

first base; first baseman; one fort

2

fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying

2

first; first base; first baseman; fast

3

to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

6

transparency; degree of clearness

1

fear; terror

3

singularity; singular point

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

2

harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

3