jpdb beta

secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)

2

changing for the better

3

comrade; fellow

4

level ground; plain; flatland

6

to show

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to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

2

ice wall; ice ridge

3

diagnosis; medical examination

1

to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

3

soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)

1

fibre; fiber

1

to correct oneself; to restate

6

fibre; fiber

3

strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

3

direct hit

4

fellow; guy; chap; he; him; she

1

snowball

3

vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm

1

straw rope

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

4

to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

3

to freeze

7

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

4

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

3

rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail

1

small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)

2

to burst (open); to break; to split

1

higher rank; better position

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

2

absolute

1

current boyfriend

2

(a) row; line

4

beam of light

8

to use up; to squander

1

to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up

1

to kill

1

one's own effort

1

stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill

7

conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence

3

to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

2

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

1

not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

1

crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

2

revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)

1

good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)

1

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

5

magic; sorcery; incantation

9

arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)

1

group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

1