jpdb beta

January; first month of the lunar calendar

2

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

2

deposits; reserves

1

priority; preference; preferential right; right of way

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

tension; strain

1

information theory

6

each; every; all

3

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

4

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly

1

alternative energy

1

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

1

inevitable; necessary

2

military affairs

4

people; men and women; each person; everybody

23

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

2

kitchen; financial situation

10

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

1

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

2

cover; lid; cap

2

one-by-one; separately; in detail

4

each other; one another

2

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

10

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

2

waste; extravagance

1

reduction by half; halving

1

New York

1

Shanghai (China)

2

crash into; clash

1

experience

5

calamity; disaster; misfortune

2

military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign

1

African Continent

2

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

nuclear fusion reactor

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

2

private citizen; civilian

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

10

to scatter away; to vanish

1

winner; victor

2

loser; defeated person; the defeated

2

that; the matter in question

7