jpdb beta

back street; back alley; off-street

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to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up

1

Pandora's box

2

seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach

2

sandy beach

4

guidebook

1

summertime; summer season

1

getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of

1

exhaust fumes

1

sea breeze; salty wind; briny air

1

shoal; wide shallow beach

1

pale blue-green

1

indigo blue; indigo

1

gradation; gradation haircut; taper

1

horizon (related to bodies of water)

1

islands

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

2

to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

water's edge; beach; foreshore

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

5

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)

5

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

7

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

defense; defence; protection

1

climax; uprush; bulge

1

midday; broad daylight

1

route for a date; course of activities for dating couples

1

making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)

1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

to threaten; to intimidate

1

to be overgrown

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

dilemma; predicament

1

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

1

to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch

1

shade; shadow

1

to warm (up); to heat (up)

4

to think constantly about; to dwell on

1

texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail

1

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

1

shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

1

soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

1

to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack

1