jpdb beta

all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

2

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

4

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

1

mere; only; just; slight

6

(in) a day or two

1

Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine

1

Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni

1

Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

1

Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

1

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

1

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

1

second base

4

triangle; triangular shape

1

baseball

1

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

1

colored ball; anti-thief colored ball (filled with a colored dye); paintball

1

wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

1

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

2

noisily; bleatingly

1

we; us

8

woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

3

Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

4

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

2

weaving; weaver

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

5

Sparta

3

Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy

3

to swim

4

to catch

1

(rocky) beach; seashore

2

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

1

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

empty; vacant; hollow

4

hill road

1

muscular pain; myalgia

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

3

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

1

in succession; one after another

1

in the morning; during the morning

1

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

2

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

immediately following

1

hard; tough; hardware; hard disk

2

putting off; postponing

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

2

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

4