jpdb beta

directly under; falling perpendicularly

1

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

1

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

intermittent

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

1

the very best; excellent; superb

1

mud wall

1

chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)

1

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

to survive

4

globular shape; spherical shape

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

3

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

right; privilege

2

anything and everything; just about everything

3

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

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

because of; owing to; due to

6

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

to burn to a crisp; to scorch

1

blue sky; azure sky; spring sky

1

one ken; six feet

1

to close; to shut

2

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

3

sensible; sensuous; intuitive

2

gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps

2

to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

1

main cause; primary factor

4

striking; remarkable; considerable

3

exploitation; overuse; abuse

2

lactic acid

1

overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe

1

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on

2

reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

5

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

5

to head home; to leave for home

2

reality; consciousness

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

3