jpdb beta

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

to blaze; to burn brightly

1

to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)

2

blue sky

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

1

person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

to share

1

the same age

1

to approach; to draw near

1

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on

1

mother

1

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

1

acceleration; speeding up

1

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

1

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

2

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

3

saint; holy woman

40

self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

5

opera singer

1

wounded person; injured person

1

one's share; one's portion

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

one's whole heart; everything one feels

1

to look back

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

charity; almsgiving

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

2

to have repercussions

1

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

3

(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)

4

same level; same extent

1

deeply emotive; moving

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

1

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

1

meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

2