jpdb beta

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

city that never sleeps

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

drunkard; drunken fellow

1

tottering steps; drunken staggering

1

pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank

1

slave; servant; slavery

2

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

1

's house; 's home

1

cooking; kitchen work

2

altar

11

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

2

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

5

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

1

shop; store; firm

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

north gate

1

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

1

stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

2

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

immediately following

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

1

waiting one's turn

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

3

minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs

1

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

pilgrimage; pilgrim

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

order; turn

2

to move forward; to move on

2

good morning

1

to be working hard; to be doing one's best

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

woollen material; woollen goods or fabric

1

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

2

even though; despite; when

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

each other; one another

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

8

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

2