jpdb beta

partial destruction

25

under control (e.g. of territory)

5

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

7

to step on; to trample down; to tread on

7

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

5

elopement; running away with a lover

8

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

9

unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party

5

oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)

2

gun; rifle; small arms

4

to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself

4

evil god

1

bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

10

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

1

firelighter

1

heat wave

32

to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with

1

god of death; death deity; Death

37

sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

9

articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware

2

U-shape

1

Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

3

soft and flabby

6

anatomical model of the human body

1

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

4

ducking (e.g. in boxing)

2

hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt

5

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

1

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

16

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

15

in a big way

2

(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

1

blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

15

to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart

2

cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries

2

anaesthesia; anesthesia

2

travel; trip; journey

115

medicine; drug; chemical

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

40

medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment

1

stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

2

salve; ointment; potion

1

to sniffle; to snivel

9

stoppage time

1

simple; easy; quick

13

crew

2

sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

9

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

21

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

10

dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

3