jpdb beta

bamboo spear

1

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

1

in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time

7

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

2

fierce god

2

offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

10

specialized; specialised; boutique

1

in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged

1

chance (of success); odds

2

abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part

3

internal organs; viscera

2

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

8

condition; situation; prospects

5

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

13

Kariya

5

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

3

to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease

3

to bring someone along

3

battering ram

2

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

5

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

3

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

2

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

1

to cover fully; to wrap around

3

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

falling object; fallen object

2

shooting to death

9

wounded; injured

2

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

3

same meaning; synonymy

2

original form; base form

5

to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin

6

shudder; shiver; agitation

1

awe; fear; dread; fright

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

1

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

1

thunderous roar; roaring sound

4

many-legged; octopus-like

2

back; rear; background

2

radial; radiating

4

number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)

2

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

2

sixty; 60

2

while running; while moving; in motion

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

one (bird or rabbit)

4

battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign

4

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

4