jpdb beta

easy to read; legible; clear

1

to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)

3

work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls

1

section manager; section chief

6

visit to a company

2

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

10

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

2

iron (content)

3

of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

8

metallic taste; taste of iron

2

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

3

rising; ascending; climbing

3

volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

1

to pierce through; to break through

4

sea sand; ocean sand; beach sand

2

to gush out

3

or; either ... or ...

5

to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

1

(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee

2

stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

2

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

2

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

8

to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

12

ventilation

2

air compressor

4

shipping company; freight company; transport company

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

6

substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon

5

loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with

2

(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout

4

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

7

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

13

cylindrical; tubular

5

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

5

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

4

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

4

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

3

trial; test; try

5

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

5

within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

2

to neglect; to let alone

1

made of steel

2

friend; acquaintance

4

Meiji period (1868-1912)

1

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

4

ventilator; blower; fan

2

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

7

throughout Japan

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