jpdb beta

calamity; disaster; misfortune

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

2

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

cause; origin

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

3

kingdom; monarchy

3

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

10,000,000; ten million

10

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

cowardice; timidity; bashfulness

2

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

2

millions; several million; a few million

1

thousands; several thousand

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

3

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

1

skipping a grade

1

rare case

1

precedent

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

document; official papers

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

skill; dexterity; proficiency

1

god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

1

fish

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

dash

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

selling off; disposal by sale; sale

4

trisect

1

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

1

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

celebration

2

miscalculation

1

tone mark; mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

1

upper bound; upper value

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

measure; step; action

1