jpdb beta

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

2

both feet; both legs

5

pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

2

simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

3

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

2

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

1

to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent

1

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

1

clattering; rattling

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

1

seismic intensity

1

indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

3

highly directional microphone

1

rumble in the ground

2

paint

1

small scale

1

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

3

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

1

to scan; to look over

1

established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

3

audience; attendance; hearers

1

family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods

2

epidemic; plague; pestilence

1

calamity; disaster; misfortune

1

irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing

1

somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

paper

2

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

17

pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang

1

being in love with each other

3

to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy

1

big quarrel; huge fight; big row

1

to approach the finale; to come to a close

1

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

1

shabby; unsightly; unkempt

2

posterity; future generations; future life

1

researcher; lab worker

1

head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies

1

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

2

equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

5

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)

6

(eruption of) smoke

3