jpdb beta

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

4

skull; cranium

11

to smash; to break into pieces

1

real image; real form; real-life image; true picture

1

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

1

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

3

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

4

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

2

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

extra; excess; surplus

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

4

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

8

steel

5

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

2

to smash; to break

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

line of spears held at the ready

1

bloody vomit

1

like that; that way

1

all night long; all through the night

3

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task

1

anxiety; concern; fear

1

huge rock; crag

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

3

fresh blood

1

one horseman

3

to cut at; to slash at

8

bow shape; arc; arch

2

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

1

to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces

3

slight wound; minor wound

1

concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)

3

gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

emotional strength; force of will

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

evidence; proof

1

phew; whew

1

cries of pain

1

whole face; all over one's face

2

cold sweat; greasy sweat

2

drop (e.g. of water); drip

2

drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

4

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

4

front; frontage; facade; main

3

minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs

2