jpdb beta

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

(army) division

1

feeling of oppression

3

to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself

1

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

3

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

5

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection

2

hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water

5

fire engine; fire truck

2

hose; horse

1

moment; instant

2

hair's breadth

2

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

2

irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume

3

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

4

large explosion

2

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged

2

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

halfway point

1

root; source; origin; cause

2

making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

2

to play a leading role; to play a central part

3

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

2

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

2

hemisphere; dome shape

2

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

tape

3

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

4

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

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

3

to be hideously burned; to be burned raw

1

weld; welding

5

to gather together

1

weld; welding; deposition

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

2

disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking

5

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

1

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

2

tactics

1

erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

2

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

2

well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances

1