jpdb beta

ash; embers; complete destruction

7

enough is enough; no further!

1

hot wind

9

origin of a fire

3

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

12

lifesaving

2

second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order

2

regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty

3

foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage

3

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

5

cremation

2

how many; how much

2

rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame

1

weed

3

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

2

reference room

1

burned down; entirely destroyed

1

spiral staircase

63

unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation

1

to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise

1

hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty

4

belief that where there's a will, there's a way

2

earnest; kind; sincere

5

sweltering heat

7

Backdraft

1

carbonization; carbonisation

4

exploding in flames; erupting in flames

2

change; alteration; modification

1

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

pair; couple

3

I can't go on like this

2

to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way

1

one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

1

(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

1

unrequited love; one-sided love

2

detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation

1

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm

9

to slap; to strike; to spank

18

to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

2

load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment

6

to stroke down; to smooth down

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

1

to let an opportunity slip

3

great disaster

6

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

5

established (existing) policy (procedure(s))

5

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

7

to be something familiar

1

one wing; (a) role; (a) part

2

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

6