jpdb beta

brilliant; bright; dazzling

2

waning moon

2

molars; back teeth

8

act of terror; act of terrorism

1

harassment; pestering

4

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

17

motive; incentive; motif

12

incompatible; (going together) like oil and water

1

to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling

2

around the world; throughout the world

1

people

23

to happen to pass by

4

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

3

to be at a loss for words

3

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

4

nose (of plane)

1

180 degrees; complete change

1

turn

2

to cling

8

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

4

shaking; swaying

4

to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

2

departure; takeoff

2

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

5

to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

2

streamline shape; aerodynamic shape

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

33

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

11

top floor

3

steel frame; steel beam; steel girder

1

rubble; debris; wreckage

7

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

7

guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)

1

admirable; laudable

7

prayer; supplication

2

voltage; excitement; enthusiasm

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

37

hotel

30

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

9

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

2

to save; to leave over; to spare

5

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

3

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

5

supersonic speed

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

7

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

2