jpdb beta

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

2

numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

2

number; series of digits

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

5

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

deep-seated grudge; hatred

2

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

1

miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases

3

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

2

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

2

(feeling of) tightness in the chest

1

timid; faint of heart

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

keyhole

3

objective; aim; mark

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

3

thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

2

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

3

one room

4

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

1

bed; couch

3

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

2

to rust; to become rusty

1

beyond that point; after that

1

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

2

adult man

1

months and years

3

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

to shut in; to confine; to contain

3

to lock

2