jpdb beta

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

3

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

3

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

1

to need; to call for; to require

4

small number; few; minority

2

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

they; those guys

1

parasite

1

labor; labour; manpower; working force

3

tenth; tithe

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

2

to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

1

powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless

2

exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else

1

love; affection

3

greedy; avaricious; covetous

1

diligent; hard-working; industrious

1

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

1

precisely because

1

remark; statement; discourse

1

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

1

politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico

2

to be careful in speech

1

submergence; immersion

1

seawater; saltwater

3

to check; to stop; to keep back

1

mountain range; mountain belt

1

to tower over the surroundings

2

giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition); giant tidal wave

1

to die out; to become extinct

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

2

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

flood; flooding

4

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

2

flight; flying; aviation

1

fall; crash (of an aircraft)

1

propulsive power; driving force

2

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

3

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

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

2

to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

1

to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

3

taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass

8

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

1

to rewind

2

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

3