jpdb beta

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

scouting; reconnaissance

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

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

3

(not) in the slightest

1

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

1

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

2

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

(written) contract; agreement

1

to affix a seal

1

a bit more; a bit longer

2

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

1

before long; even now

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

5

to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

1

older sister; lass; young lady

2

nearly one hour

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

is it?; isn't it?

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

to frown; to squint

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

2

in succession; one by one

3

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile

1

evasion; avoidance

2

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

5

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

2

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

3

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

1

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

1

aptitude; aptness; suitability

1

does not match (one's, its) appearance

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

2