jpdb beta

prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished

2

wealthy person

3

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

3

newspaper company

1

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

1

paparazzi

3

to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

2

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

1

quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony

1

to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view

1

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

1

small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)

1

to hang; to dangle

1

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

1

small island; islet

2

inhabiting; living

2

food

1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

5

lake (in place names)

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

3

timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

5

enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)

1

breadth; width

1

trespassing; intrusion

1

to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

4

good deed; good conduct; benevolence

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

2

boxing

1

bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming

1

undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

2

assault; violent attack

2

to be purplish; to be tinged purple

1

opposite shore

1

stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant

1

tusk; fang

1

bathing (of an infant); ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing

2

drop kick; dropkick

2

dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)

1

kung fu

1

likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

1

passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

1

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

4

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1

idling

1

the reason is that ...; because

1

long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

1

underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet

3