jpdb beta

lava flow

10

fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy

1

to besmirch; to sully

1

mottled pattern; patchy pattern

1

superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn

1

pendulum

2

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

1

law-like nature; regularity

2

prevention; protection (against); precaution

1

protracted war; war of attrition

2

early stage

2

pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

3

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

1

well done; good job

3

leaving to chance; leaving to fate

1

at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

2

light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

2

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

3

limit

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

9

vast; wide; boundless

2

length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases

2

limestone cave; limestone cavern

1

magma

2

solid (body)

1

lapilli

1

pyroclastic material

1

pumice stone

1

course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic

2

volcanic activity

12

break in time; interruption; pause

4

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

2

outside world; physical world

4

fumbling; groping

2

wintertime; winter season

1

long sleeves

1

to be sticky; to be close together

1

to rinse; to wash out

1

to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

2

cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness

1

to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

1

groundwater; underground water

4

geothermal energy; terrestrial heat

4

tabi; traditional split-toe socks

5

account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

1

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

3

resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)

3