jpdb beta

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

2

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

8

pale; pallid; bluish-white

3

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

4

stalactite

1

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

3

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

earthen pipe

3

straight line

1

(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

last resort

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

3

bare rock; rock surface; rock face

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

5

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

4

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

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

1

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

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

collecting; assembling

1

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

3

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

9

on the occasion of

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

3

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

2

to stop walking; to pause

1

bridge

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partial destruction

1

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

1

jam-packed; packed in like sardines

2

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

2

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

1

bucket; pail

4

earthworm

2

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

joining a group

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

4

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

1