jpdb beta

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

2

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

4

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

4

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

what parents would bring up a kid like this?; (lit.) I'd like to see his (her) parents' faces

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

5

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

1

to part left and right; to open out

1

mother

3

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

2

to do together

2

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

3

surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

1

home area; home town; local

2

to read the situation; to sense the mood

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

2

sandy soil

1

line; queue; procession; matrix

14

cloud of sand (dust, etc.)

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

4

bell (often globular)

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

4

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

3

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

1

band; orchestra

2

to go past; to pass; to pass by

6

soldier

7

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

2

to fly around; to scatter

1

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

tambourine

3

large drum; bass drum

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

3

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

2

refusal; rejection

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

children

3

to overhear

1