jpdb beta

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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rare; uncommon; not often seen

1

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

1

soldier; sailor

3

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor

1

conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment

2

money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

1

right of veto

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

1

before long

2

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

2

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

children

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

2

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

3

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

1

master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

2

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

1

deep impression

1

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

1

to become hungry

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

2

food

3

distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration

3

emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

4

generally

2

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

2

minority group (party); minority

1

tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)

1

senior; older; elderly

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

2

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

3

worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker

2

soldier

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

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

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

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women; maidservant

2

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

physical ability

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

much less; to say nothing of

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