jpdb beta

two; 2

1

severe; harsh

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

vertical; perpendicular

1

rising; ascending; climbing

3

stratosphere

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

meow; miaow; cat

1

welcome home

1

monjayaki; pan-fried batter with various fillings

1

flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

3

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

2

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

1

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

to fly in the sky

1

butterfly

15

this year

2

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

2

only; sole; unique

2

unsettled; pending; unresolved

2

random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

3

seeming sad

2

yam

5

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

fingerprint

1

purchase; buy

1

course; route; path; process; means

1

going unsolved; remaining unanswered

1

at that time; in those days

2

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

2

it's been a long time; long time no see

3

to lose one's way; to get lost

1

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

1

huff; heave-ho

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

long trip

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

old age; oncoming age

1

(someone else's) daughter

7

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

to turn right; to turn to the right

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

2

ball won in a game of pachinko

1