jpdb beta

to eat up; to consume (completely)

2

to shed tears

5

hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

18

senior high school; high school

1

admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

2

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

3

easy to imagine

2

to wound; to murder

1

serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin

3

murder; homicide; manslaughter

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

2

hint; clue

9

reply; response

3

(husked grains of) rice

42

awkward (difficult) question

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

21

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

2

could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of

1

supplier

3

rice polishing; polished rice

1

(United States of) America; USA

4

soul food (African American cuisine); local comfort food; regional cuisine

2

country name

1

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

3

eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

Japan

2

cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder

4

cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)

2

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

4

detector; detecting machine; detecting device

1

to thank

8

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

2

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

3

chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly

3

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

blunder; (careless) mistake; error

3

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

5

very deeply

2

huh; I'll be damned; well!

1

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

8

to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

4

respect; esteem; regard

8

(finger) ring

123

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

5

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

6

in the future; another day; later

13

present; gift

3

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

46

smiling; grinning

4

ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe

9