jpdb beta

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

5

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

7

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

3

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

to gather together

1

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

assembly; aggregation

3

without cause; without reason

2

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

1

society; the world; the times

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

3

in the same way as; just like

3

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

2

in succession; one by one

6

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

whatever (the case may be)

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

17

sap

3

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

8

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

1

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

3

same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

ten-odd; a dozen or so

4

article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

8

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

3

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

7

counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years

1

with a thump; with a clang; with a clank

2

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

4

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

2

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

2

fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

1

total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

2

to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

4

again; once more; a second time

7