jpdb beta

preparations for returning (home)

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to rely on

1

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

1

to the end; to the last

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

4

as soon as possible

1

to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

every third

1

to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove

1

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

1

Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)

1

Sean

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changing completely; transformation

1

to watch steadily; to stare

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

2

temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

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

1

even though; despite; when

3

pedestrian traffic

4

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 building)

2

festival; feast; carnival; matsuri

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

1

blackboard

2

chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)

1

change; alteration; modification

1

young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age

1

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

2

(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential

1

a certain ...

2

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

1

to be sold out

1

just past noon; afternoon

1

population; common talk

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

12

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

3

sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling

1

to produce a sound

1

rope

1

grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting

7

(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

1

gleamingly; shinily

1

check mark; tick mark

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

1

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

1