jpdb beta

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

2

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

1

opposite shore

1

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

2

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

3

Okinawa prefecture

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

country; territory; domain; realm

1

parents; both parents

1

south

2

at least

2

Pacific War (1941-1945)

1

to raid; to launch an attack; to invade

1

further; above; anymore

4

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

1

land

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

4

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

prohibition; ban; embargo

4

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

3

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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and; thereupon; because of that

4

home delivery

1

honest person

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

2

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

1

consideration (for others); (making) allowance

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

2

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

in a bad mood

1

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

2

handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

1

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

3

to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

2

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

3

to take root

1

paper bag

1

armful; bundle

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

2

provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service

1

dessert; desert

1

cheek pouch

1

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

2

staying up all night

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3