jpdb beta

boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

14

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

4

step by step; by degrees

1

starting point; starting line

1

to begin to walk; to set out

2

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)

1

worst case

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

4

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

1

blue sky

2

made of metal

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

5

railway bridge; iron bridge

14

bridge abutment

2

marshland; wetland; swampland

2

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

3

bridge girder

8

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

bench

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

2

dead leaf; dry leaves

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

3

indigenous people; native people; aborigines

2

historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site

2

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)

1

glass fiber; glass fibre

2

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

floorboard

2

with a snap; with a crack

1

chaps; skin fissure

3

reinforcement; strengthening

3

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

2

foreign enemy; outside invader

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

4

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

stress

8

railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)

3

to be reliable

2

abatement; reduction

1

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

1

hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

2

boss; chief; head

1

in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

2

scene; view; prospect; outlook

2

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

3

intended use; intended purpose

1