jpdb beta

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

6

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

4

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

2

bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed

5

the fifth

3

signs; omen; symptoms

2

hostility; enmity

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

2

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

9

stern (of a warship)

4

over one's shoulder

2

stirring; slight movement

2

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

1

suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up

4

immediately following

7

evaporation; dispersion; dissipation

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

4

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

5

mobile; moveable

12

to mow down

3

pseudo-; quasi-

2

concentration (of light, e.g. with lens or mirror); condensation; condensing

3

giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

7

centralized control

1

gunner

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

3

following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing

3

accuracy rate

1

power; might; authority; influence

4

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

(ballistic) missile

3

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

2

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

4

guts; bowels; intestines

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

crushing

10

one lump; one group

4

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

2

to ease up the speed

1

ceramics; pottery; porcelain

2

shell; crust

7

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

1

barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

2

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

3

heavy metals

1

shell (e.g. electron shell)

2

deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)

2