jpdb beta

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

3

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete

1

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

outer wall

1

mortar; plaster; stucco

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

5

(made of) stone; stone-built

2

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

1

out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

1

building material

1

authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect

1

low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

plan; design; layout

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

5

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

1

facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

4

brick

2

brand-new article; new item

4

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

5

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)

1

method of construction

1

to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to

2

very; extremely; that is

2

production; manufacture

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

waiting one's turn

3

this world; this life; world of the living

2

to buy; to purchase; to buy out

2

(raw) material

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

2

rapid-fire gun; quick-fire gun; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions

1

to talk; to speak

3

wage; recompense

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

4

finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

pizza; fat, ugly person

3

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

4

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

5

to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

6