jpdb beta

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

8

constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)

1

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

1

both sides

2

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

circumference

1

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

upper body

1

being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

1

cheerfully; excitedly

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

had better do so

2

cigarette; cigar

1

to throw away

1

Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel

1

puddle; pool of water

1

drop of water; polka dots

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

2

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

4

water's surface

6

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping

1

volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

1

row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"

1

splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

opportunity; chance; time; occasion

1

to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive

1

underwater

3

being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

1

aquatic; on the water

1

thermometer

1

mercury (Hg)

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

other side; opposite side; other party

1

windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns

1

quickly

1

below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves

1

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

3

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

2

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

1

crab

7

to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

3

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

6