jpdb beta

(husked grains of) rice

2

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

17

palm (of the hand)

7

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

1

wrist

5

amount of water

2

to tell a lie; to fib

5

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

10

half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature

1

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

4

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

1

rice cooking; boiling rice

3

trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

1

the Pope

1

baby; infant

1

cover; lid; cap

2

summer camp

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

8

summertime; summer season

1

fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

1

field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly

1

completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

2

perhaps; maybe; possibly

9

maid; helper; help; assistance

7

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

2

might is right; history is written by the victors

1

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

1

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

29

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off

5

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

3

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

8

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

9

vegetable; marijuana; cannabis

10

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

5

gulpingly; in one gulp

3

humming a tune (while doing something else)

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

9

rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced

1

chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts

4

Japan

19

the good old days; halcyon days

1

in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

7

safe; certain

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

15

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

6