jpdb beta

division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

1

time lag

4

a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes

1

production line

1

sudden, wide-spread drop in prices

1

ammunition; ammo

1

roger; understood; OK

1

normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual

1

Vulcan cannon

1

capsule toy; vending machine toy

7

employment examination

3

to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

3

matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)

1

second-rate; inferior

2

food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life

1

contrary to one's expectations

1

examinee

55

among these; between these; of these

1

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

1

visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)

4

misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

1

Netherlands

2

mike; mic; microphone

7

Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake

1

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

1

good-natured; of good character

1

no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never

2

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

2

(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession; flapping (of a large bird's wings)

2

glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

1

self-protection

1

weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

1

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

2

examiner

1

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

1

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

3

upper limit; supremum

2

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

group; party; team; squad; section

5

to soothe and humor; to coax

1

well-mannered; courteous; polite

1

source of river; fountainhead

1

survival

9

to fight to the bitter end

2

distracted walking

1

detail; details

1

width of a river

1

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

1

mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

4