jpdb beta

contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

1

column of water; water column

1

ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

all means

1

impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky

1

forest fire; wildfire; bushfire

2

banknote; bill; note

1

priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

2

quick wit; ready wit

1

mountain witch; yamauba

1

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

3

threshold (amount, dose, etc.)

2

lightning strike; torpedo attack

1

protracted war; war of attrition

1

to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)

1

lying down; down!; lie down!

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)

2

(direct) hit; straight shot

1

guerrilla warfare

3

solar power (generation)

1

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

1

to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle

1

land reclamation; land fill

1

strategic

1

with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

1

morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours

1

four o'clock

2

camber

1

nap; doze

1

to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences

1

to leap over

1

long jump

1

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

1

dynamite

1

to wound; to murder

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

three minutes

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

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

1

quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart

1

waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

1

deep blue; navy blue

1

decisive battle of brief duration

2

concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design

1

backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion

1