jpdb beta

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

gross; disgusting

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

2

corner; nook

1

girl's feeling; maiden's mind

3

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

4

mere; only; just; slight

1

a little; a bit; slightly

2

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

liking; taste; choice

1

the exact opposite

1

to lose heart; to lose motivation

1

A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

2

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

hospitalization; hospitalisation

3

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

3

moment of death

1

critical condition; being on the verge of death

2

moving about; stirring about

1

Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)

3

the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)

2

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

2

store; shop

2

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

1

meal set before one; women's advances

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

married person

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

2

to feel at ease

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

1

map

1

correct answer

1

exposure to wind; severe criticism

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

2

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

5

legislation; development of laws

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

1

seismic intensity

2

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

earthquake

8

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

3

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

change in the law; legal reform

1

unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up

1