jpdb beta

hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail

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to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

2

landing

3

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

2

chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

2

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

even now; still; as yet

2

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

4

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

1

revenge

2

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

1

seat (of a chair)

3

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

7

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

2

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

4

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

8

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

4

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

9

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

3

departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

8

cutting short

1

boisterously; roughly; briskly

2

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

4

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

6

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

7

to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask

2

commanding officer

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

8

to write down

1

pigeon; dove

1

fragrance of flowers

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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