jpdb beta

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

government office

6

augmentability

1

building time; construction period

1

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

15

one way or the other; either way

5

retaining fee; retainer

4

construction; architecture (of buildings)

9

main road; main thoroughfare

1

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

2

(building) stone

33

cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

7

water (hydraulic) pressure

1

construction work

4

gust of wind; vanguard

3

temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally

6

foundation works

22

one drop (of fluid)

3

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

18

to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket

1

rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

4

drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement

2

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

12

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

6

concrete

16

human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

3

dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

1

second term; second stage

2

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

1

river management; river improvement; flood control

4

riverbed

7

dredging

5

anti-flood pond; manmade pond used to prevent flooding

2

to construct an embankment

1

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

1

intersection on a go board

1

staying the night; lodging (at)

8

temporary dwelling; temporary housing

1

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

4

taking the initiative

7

combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering

2

outer wall

1

stone; made of stone

3

pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)

4

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

22

to wipe; to dry

7

privilege; special right

6

tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation

4

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

traffic; volume or quantity of goods transported

5