jpdb beta

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

3

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

2

solid; strong; firm

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

3

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

4

guard; watchman

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

3

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

normally; habitually

8

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

2

concealment; suppression; hiding

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

3

anecdote

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

3

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

1

bait (for fishing)

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

6

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

water's surface

6

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

4

like this; this sort; this way

4

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

5

outside of; not covered by

1

call; visit

1

audience (with a person of high standing)

4

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

7

honour; honor; glory; privilege

2

the four seasons

6

forest; shrine grove

8

to be overcome with emotion

2

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

5

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

4

to writhe (in agony)

2

fine quality

4

bowler hat

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

3

mask; disguise; guise; mask

4

goose

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

2

outward appearance

1

to dream (of)

1

imagination; supposition; guess

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

3

oh, yes?; really?

1

high-pitched; shrill

4