jpdb beta

unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO

1

to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up

1

changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux

1

measuring; measurement

6

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

2

United States; US

3

Kagakugijutsu University

1

radioactive

1

manual transmission; MT; megaton; megatonne; magnetic tape; master tape; medical technologist

1

flour; meal; powder; heroin

2

flaw detection

1

test case

1

thermography

1

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

7

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

2

discretion; judgement; judgment

1

(possibly) defective item; as-is item; item sold as-is

4

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

3

right; privilege

4

Japanese company (business, firm)

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

2

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

1

to dig out; to pick up

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

2

Watson

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

2

brainstorming

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

3

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

2

aimless attempt; shot in the dark

1

calorie

1

parallel world; parallel universe

2

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

3

shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

1

unluckily

1

outside a car (train, bus, etc.)

1

(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

3

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

European-style; Western; Occidental

1

unique; peculiar; special

1

of Asian descent

1

scenery

3

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

5

school zone

1

squalid; messy

1

back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards

2

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

1

to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking

1

dark gray; slate gray

1