jpdb beta

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

3

crowd of people

4

to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

1

to join hands (with)

2

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

2

primness; prim person; clear soup

1

going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

2

evening meal

2

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

1

Outei

1

or; or else

1

trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking

3

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

6

degree of difficulty

1

choosing between two things; two choices

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

to be worried; to be troubled

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

sea; ocean; waters

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

5

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

2

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

1

buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking

2

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

5

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

5

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

2

half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering

1

torture

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

13

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

2

restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason

1

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

tourist

3

something like ...; something called ...

2

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

2

seafood

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

7

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

7

grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting

1

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1