jpdb beta

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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balcony

5

overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

3

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

2

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

4

for the first time in one's life

1

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

2

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

1

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

1

not caring; not giving a damn

2

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

with these words; while saying

2

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

4

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

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

1

to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

1

safety; security

3

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

7

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

6

darkness; the dark

2

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

3

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

3

buoyancy; floating power

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

1

phenomenon

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

2

the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face

1

starry sky

2

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

2

oof; ough; ulp

2

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

2

to gaze at the Moon

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Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

3

excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

4

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

direct

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1