jpdb beta

battlefield; battleground

4

outbreak of war; starting a war

2

sign; signal; cue

3

that; he; she; that person

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

5

holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

1

heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays

8

becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

1

fallen tree

1

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

2

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

2

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

to surround; to crowd around

4

to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

1

conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

1

final form

2

soot

1

simplification

1

to strike dead; to beat to death

1

to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

armoring; armouring; armor; armour

1

worthy of special mention

1

cause; origin

1

altogether; entirely

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

2

few in number

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

2

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

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

2

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

to kill; to choke the life out of

1

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

1

vitrification

2

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

borderline; boundary

1

no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise

1

offensive ability

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

3

point-blank range

3