jpdb beta

scale; scope; plan; structure

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earthquake

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shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

4

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

floor above; floor upstairs

1

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

13

even if I told you

3

fire; conflagration

1

prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)

1

you could say that

3

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

9

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

9

underground train; subway

9

place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty

2

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

4

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

8

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

8

dining together; mess

4

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

6

however

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

21

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

6

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

3

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

9

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

14

one hand

4

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

5

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

7

over one's shoulder

6

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

3

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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New Year's Eve; December 31

3

this year

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last year

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

3

alcohol; sake

30

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

2

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

13

temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

2

next morning

1

soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

2

New Year's sake; spiced sake

2