jpdb beta

stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

5

being dotted with; being scattered

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

2

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

6

volcano

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

4

sauna

2

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

to dissolve; to melt

1

threat; menace

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

membrane; film

1

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

1

barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

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)

2

thirty; 30

1

second (unit of time); arc second

2

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

consumption; expenditure

4

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

4

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

2

darts

1

cancer

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

splash; plop

1

small bird; little bird

4

fire; flame; blaze

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

2

floor

1

to look around; to survey

2

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

5

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

back (of body)

1

shock; impact; crash

1

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

2

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

to burn; to get fired up

3

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

1

phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1