jpdb beta

on the sea; on the ocean; offshore

1

pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

1

floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)

2

riding together; riding with

4

opposite shore

1

starboard (side of a ship)

1

east-northeast; ENE

1

to guess right

5

homing instinct

1

in history; ever; historical

2

first generation; founder

8

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

5

flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

sea chart

2

without doubt; certain; sure

1

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

2

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

4

stateroom; cabin

2

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

riskiness; (level of) danger

3

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

4

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

1

outward; superficial; external; apparent

1

affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

3

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

ingredient; component; composition

2

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

2

infancy; childish; infantile; immature

1

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

4

woman

1

that in itself; as such

2

difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency

1

restoration; repair; mending

3

to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain

1

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

2

driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

death; mortality; to die; to pass away

3

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

6

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

17

this or that person; anybody; many people

1

to clap

1

to mishear

2

great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

2

bet; wager; stake; gamble

2

use of force

2

monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights

1

meritorious war service

3