jpdb beta

lower floor

1

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

2

to handle (something) carelessly; to mistreat (somebody); to waste (e.g. food, money)

1

please

3

several volumes (books)

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

2

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

6

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

5

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

7

history

1

before long; even now

2

Itaru

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

2

level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

5

map; atlas; chart; plan

2

strategic

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

intermediate level

8

fundamental; basic

4

to be helpful; to be useful

3

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

6

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

1

way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

2

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

3

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

7

title

2

founding of a nation

4

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

1

three; 3

13

counter for books; volume

1

being very busy; busyness

1

daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

1

context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background

1

here and there; in places

2

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

4

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

7

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

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

3

(a) few; some; several

8

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

general store

7

head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief

1

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

3

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1