jpdb beta

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

4

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

8

castle gate

2

to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle

2

stone bridge

4

bridge

22

entry; going into; approach

1

obstacle; hurdle

1

(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation

1

locational advantage; advantageous position

2

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow

2

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

14

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

4

in the midst of the enemy

1

landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown

2

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

2

stone pillar

2

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

3

to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

2

to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress

1

enemy army

8

without trouble; easily; readily

4

descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

1

magic staff

4

we; us; I; me

2

to raise (one's voice)

2

killing two birds with one stone

3

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

2

brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life

1

safe; certain

3

what minute; how many minutes

1

grain of boiled rice

2

counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter

2

breaststroke (swimming)

1

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

1

you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!

1

plop; splash

1

enemy general

2

well done!; bravo

2

way of reciting; way of telling a story

2

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

march; parade

1

person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony

2

to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

2

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

3

to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker

1