jpdb beta

custom; practice; convention; precedent

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

sophistry; sophism

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

1

deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched

2

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

2

chivalrous spirit; chivalry

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

7

to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated

1

hoarse voice; husky voice

1

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

2

pregnancy; conception; gestation

1

there; that way; you

9

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

17

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

1

older brother

1

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

2

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

1

to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

2

fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

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

3

commerce; trade; business

1

anthology

1

planning; plan; project; arrangements

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

cost

2

big leakage; uncontained leak

1

messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

2

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

8

(your) choice; preference; wish

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

last year

1

grandchild

10

first half

1

second half; latter half

2

shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

1

broccoli

2

one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

3