jpdb beta

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

2

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

1

(husked grains of) rice

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

one's mother

19

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

5

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

spirit; disposition

1

letter of resignation; request for retirement

1

musician

5

to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams

1

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

2

preference; priority; precedence

1

first; first base; first baseman; fast

1

farewell party

1

all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes

1

splitting the cost; Dutch treat

1

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

prayer; wish; vow

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

house party; stayover

6

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

2

cracker

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

wow

6

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

family crest

1

guitar

2

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

Shinpachi

1

office

2

threatening letter; intimidating letter

19

meaning; called; said

1

Tony; Tonny

3

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

3

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

4

every morning

2

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

1

the whole country

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

to look forward to something

3

locker; rocker

5

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2