jpdb beta

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

4

to control; to command; to get the better of

1

to put one's strength into

2

with a clink (click, clack)

2

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

2

rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

1

to be shrouded in mist

1

smoke; smoked

6

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

3

sound of an explosion

1

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

2

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

6

gulpingly; in one gulp

2

saliva; spit; sputum

3

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

10

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

2

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

8

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

turning point

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

3

going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

16

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

5

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

debt; liabilities

3

even more; still more; further

2

enlargement; increase

1

senior high school student

1

bluff

3

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

way; method; means

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

smoke; fumes

2

trick

1

pitfall; trap; pit

2

form; method; system; formula

1

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

3

to run about; to rush about

1

prediction; estimation

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

1

to like; to prefer

1

to be the ruin of (a person)

2

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1