jpdb beta

moment; instant

2

hair's breadth

2

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

2

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

2

irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume

3

strong; intense; severe

3

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

large explosion

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged

2

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

1

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

2

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

4

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

1

to take a class

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

4

halfway point

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

4

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

root; source; origin; cause

2

making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

2

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

2

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

2

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

radius

1

hemisphere; dome shape

2

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

2

yellow; amber

2

tape

3

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

3

high fever; pyro-

1

to be hideously burned; to be burned raw

1

weld; welding

5

execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion

4

brilliant; bright; dazzling

4

atom

6

to gather together

1

that is to say; so that means

1