jpdb beta

inlet; bay

5

depths; deep part

1

to force one's way; to push through

1

caster

3

hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

(short) rest; breather; break

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

high-definition; high-resolution

1

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

1

camp

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

to be jumbled together

1

to estimate

2

rain shower

1

clear sky; cloudless sky

1

even

5

Earthquake Early Warning; EEW

1

epicenter; epicentre

1

Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)

1

landslide

1

sense of equilibrium; sense of balance

2

no one at all; no one, who he or she may be

1

(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy

1

military forces; hosts; troops

1

a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes

2

major earthquake; large earthquake

2

jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)

2

sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing

1

clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)

1

disturbance; perturbation; derangement

1

unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

1

apt to think; tend to think

1

earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

1

isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island

1

giant tsunami; giant tidal wave

2

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

2

warship

26

throughout Japan

2

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

1

reading too much into (what ... says)

1

to overdo; to do too much

1

earthquake prediction

1

Great Wall of China

1

military force; military strength

3

enlargement; increase

1

economic development

1

bubble; bubble economy

1