jpdb beta

to dry up completely; to become stale

2

poolside

3

resort

3

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

2

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

3

soft; bouncy

1

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

3

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

4

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

2

density

5

factor

1

to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

1

turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

1

relative; relation; kin

1

to be ahead of

1

fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming

1

corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue

1

beach umbrella; beach parasol

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

ship's side; broadside

1

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

2

to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding

2

suction cup; suction pad; sucker

3

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

kraken

5

cuttlefish; squid

114

octopus

2

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

cephalopod

1

eight (long cylindrical things)

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

drama; play; powerful drug

2

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

suddenly disappears somewhere

3

telecommunication equipment

1

to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling

2

the same generation; coeval

2

older; senior

3

ransom

6

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

1

senior; older

1

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

1

(necessary) personnel; required person

4

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

1

to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow

1

Cutlass

3

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

hard-to-use space (in an apartment, etc.); dead space (artillery, etc.); (respiratory) dead space

1

(television, radio, etc.) receiver

1