jpdb beta

major earthquake; large earthquake

1

both sides

1

lumber; timber; wood

4

roof tile

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

openly; in public; without caring what others think

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

3

rubble; debris; wreckage

13

fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail

1

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn

1

slope; slanting surface; bevel

1

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

1

collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

3

natural phenomenon (phenomena)

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

2

necessity

1

crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

3

master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

1

molars; back teeth

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

1

formal

1

I; me

1

to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

1

normal course (of action); proper course; regular way

1

mercenary (soldier)

2

naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

1

scrap iron

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

2

cut; gash; incision

3

nimble; smart; quick

1

valuable article; valuables

1

stamp; seal

4

looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime

1

cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

1

small bottle

1

secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

1

(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening

1

body pillow; hug pillow

3

construction site

1

to pass; to pass by

2

unique thing; best on earth

1

to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called

1

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

2

to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

2

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1