jpdb beta

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

being conspicuously tall

1

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

1

tall (of a person)

2

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

1

(flash of) lightning

2

lightning

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to gather together

2

hillside; mountainside

1

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

2

lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

1

random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue

1

stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

1

royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern

1

curl (on a rolled poster, etc.)

1

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

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dagger

3

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

over-all length; span

1

substantial matter; significant item

1

to continue to receive

1

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

1

water vapour; water vapor; steam

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm

1

being struck by lightning; torpedo attack

1

to get out of shape; to lose shape

1

buoyancy; flotage; floatage

1

thundercloud

2

revolt; rebellion; war

1

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

slight earthquake

2

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

2

to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

5

to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid

1

illumination; lighting

2

brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up

1

corpse; kanji "corpse" radical

2

who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?

1

damage; destruction

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care

1

chocolate brown

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay

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