jpdb beta

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

3

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

2

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

1

nuclear power reactor

7

power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity

3

bad for the eyes

1

to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown

1

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

2

vocal sound; tone of voice

1

survival; survivor; relic

3

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

2

nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting

1

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

to rebuke; to scold harshly

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

3

to break down crying

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

2

stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

2

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

2

pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari

1

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

2

some days; several days

4

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

1

to kill each other

1

to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else

1

to shine (of the Sun)

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

1

to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid

1

to escape death; to be saved from death

2

prognostic symptoms; after-effect

2

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

5

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

2

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)

5

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

4

breathtaking

1

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

2

paint

4

damp; moist (negative nuance)

2

diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

2

lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

1

round and cute (esp. of eyes)

4

flight; escape; running away; flying high

1