jpdb beta

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

3

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

to rack one's brains

1

chief; main; principal; important

1

cause; origin; source

1

the two; both

2

scene; spectacle; sight; view

2

clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

1

cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively

1

maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

7

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

1

collision; clashing

1

each time

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

7

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

5

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

3

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

3

right beside; close to; nearby

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

3

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

3

while; even though; despite

10

(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

4

to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

1

to be itching to put one's skills to use

2

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

3

one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt

3

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish

2

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

3

all; entire; whole; altogether

4

worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

1

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

to intervene; to stop (something)

1

joint struggle; common (united) front

3

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

1

composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

6

fifteen; 15

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

1