jpdb beta

cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers

9

crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore

2

hit; strike; blow

6

gravity dam

2

not to be depended on; of little hope

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

diving; submerging; going underwater

2

to lack

1

with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)

1

to strengthen; to fortify; to secure

1

opposite shore

2

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to crawl back to

1

to beckon

1

anti-tank weapon

1

approximate figure; rough figure; round numbers

1

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

1

to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots

1

warning line; police cordon

5

riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer

7

expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility

1

thrusting (a spear, etc.)

3

artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir

1

cable-stayed bridge

3

harp; lyre

1

to perceive; to understand

1

Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)

1

futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate

2

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

1

pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)

1

to push aside

1

depth of water

2

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

flow rate (esp. water or electricity); quantity of flow; capacity (of output or throughput per unit time)

3

to make one's own; to take possession of

1

riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue

1

damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh

1

drawing water from river or lake; water intake

1

water carriage; water transportation

1

vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft

1

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

voice quality; type of voice

1

transport ship; troop ship

1

passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

9

quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall

1

the one thing that is well-remembered

1

to mix; to put together

1

to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

2

friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife

2