jpdb beta

major earthquake; large earthquake

1

building

2

earthquake resistance standards

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

3

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

4

Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about

1

the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

3

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

2

how many people; a number of people

1

ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

another; different; separate; discrete

1

cow

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

3

dim; gloomy

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

clock; watch; timepiece

1

resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

lobby; lounge

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

2

best article under heaven; peerless

1

bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart

1

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

1

rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection

2

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

imitating; copying; mimicking

1

second; number two; runner-up

4

to boil; to decoct; to infuse

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

3

(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner

2

bahaha; bwahaha

1

government official

1

cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

1

destruction; collapse; crumbling

1

corpse; dead person

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

3

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

safety; security

1