jpdb beta

amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

2

to gradually rise

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

rice field

2

drawing water from river or lake; water intake

2

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

11

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

2

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

3

full throttle

1

departure; takeoff

1

control room; control booth

3

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

1

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

1

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water

2

beyond imagination; unimaginable

1

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

2

directly under; falling perpendicularly

1

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

3

close to the wall; alongside the wall

2

muddy stream

2

good luck; fortune

1

being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

1

raging stream; rapids

4

to wash away

2

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

4

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

1

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

7

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing

3

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

6

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

3

exit and entrance

3

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

willpower; energy; vitality

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

burp; belch

1

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

2

heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

3

to torment; to torture; to harass

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

4

to lose consciousness

4

death by drowning

1

to gain strength; to have energy

1

to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out

2