jpdb beta

class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy

29

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

7

silver gray; silver grey

1

ignition; catching fire

4

shaking; swaying

3

genetics; study of heredity

2

fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

1

immense physical strength

2

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

1

gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

10

economic world; financial circles; business community

3

omen

8

short term; short time

4

bishop's staff; khakkhara

2

sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up

1

for fun; half in jest

1

improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

4

(tools and) equipment

1

to stretch (one's body)

2

detective story

1

discontent and grumbling

3

to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

beginning; start

5

to grow old

5

in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip

1

strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

2

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

2

betting; gambling

4

counter for choices, options, etc.

7

pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)

1

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

3

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

indignation; resentment

3

datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin

1

uranium (U)

4

(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

3

large tree; big tree; huge tree

7

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

4

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

3

weighting (in averaging); aggravation

2

depleted uranium

7

running water; stream

6

Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body

2

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

4

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

6

scholastic; academic

2

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

3

pier; wharf; quay; dock

6