jpdb beta

boundary line

2

advance; moving forward; progress

5

they; those guys

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

8

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

4

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

1

pillar of fire; blazing column

3

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

the mind's eye

3

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

3

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

literally; to the letter; literal

5

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

2

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

1

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

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)

4

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

7

to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

6

to repeat; to do something over again

3

gradually; slowly but steadily

2

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising

4

there is nothing

10

firm; strong; solid; stable

3

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

13

one's way; one's path

2

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

2

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

sand; grit

2

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

9

to stop walking; to pause

7

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

4

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

7

reset; fresh start; new beginning

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

5

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

2

albino Japanese rat snake

4

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

there being no use in arguing (about it)

5

to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush

2

in succession; one by one

5

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

3

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

2

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

4

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1