jpdb beta

to pieces; into shreds

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

3

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

1

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)

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

1

to fall down; to drop

2

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

1

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

2

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

turning sideways; landscape orientation

1

subterranean rumbling; earth tremor

1

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

one drop (of fluid)

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

2

to become; to amount to

5

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

2

awe; fear; dread; fright

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

1

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

(medical) doctor; physician

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

4

face; looks; vestiges; trace

2

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

2

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

3

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

2

nod; inclination of the head

1

to hesitate; to waver

1

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

1

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

1

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

1

huge body; large build

1

to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride

1

to become better; to improve

2