jpdb beta

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

3

personification; impersonation; embodiment

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

farmer; peasant

2

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

11

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

7

engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

5

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

2

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

4

grape; grapevine

2

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

2

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

7

this much; this amount

2

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

4

hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment

9

growth (of a plant)

7

to pieces; into shreds

2

expansion; extension

1

destiny; will of Heaven; luck

3

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

enlargement; increase

4

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

19

large tree

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

thirst

3

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

3

little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

2

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

2

meal; dinner; diet

9

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

1

poor person

1

large tree; big tree; huge tree

1

Dear Sir or Madam, in reply to your letter ...

1

very much; fully; never

5

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

1

to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)

1

bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink

5

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

6

pulley; block; tackle

1

train (esp. long distance train); steam train

1

end; tip; extremities; terminal

4

trifling matter; trifle

2

hunger and thirst; starvation

3

to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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