jpdb beta

pillar of fire; blazing column

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

13

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

1

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

4

bare rock; rock surface; rock face

3

bright red; bright

3

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

to rush over; to run up to

2

giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

3

partial destruction

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

12

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

6

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

2

to throw on the fire; to burn

1

to blaze; to burn brightly

5

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

6

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

3

rampart; castle walls

16

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

3

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

1

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

3

candle

1

summit (of a mountain)

31

ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.

3

in one's imagination

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

2

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

7

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar

1

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

1

slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)

1

hill road

5

precipice; cliff; flat head

4

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

5

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

4

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

10

right angle; perpendicular

2

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

5

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

5

(made of) stone; stone-built

15

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

25

fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

1

lookout; watchhouse

2

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

5