jpdb beta

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

one-to-many

1

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

2

roadside; wayside

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

4

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

2

to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to

1

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

1

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division

1

to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

3

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

8

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

4

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

7

crater; pockmark

2

to shut up; to imprison

1

voice; cry; shout

1

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

16

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

5

oil

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

5

ignition; catching fire; setting on fire

1

to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

4

profitable; worn-out; crumbling

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

11

striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

1

the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings

4

earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)

1

divine punishment

2

lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

2

thousands; several thousand

2

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

6

carbonization; carbonisation

4

hitting the target

1

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

4

ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with

1

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

9

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1

speed of light

1

viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...

4

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

martial arts

6

being struck by lightning; torpedo attack

3

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

1

to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

3