jpdb beta

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

3

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

2

to be worn down; to be reduced

1

madness; craziness; insanity

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

cripple; disabled person; invalid

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

common; usual

2

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

2

to freeze

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

2

one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

to check; to compare

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

2

tenth day of the month; ten days

1

it seems that; as if

1

Tokyo

1

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

1

Saipan (island near Guam)

1

Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

1

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

1

self-improvement

1

male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations

1

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

1

root; basis; foundation

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

innermost depths of one's heart

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

2

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

3

rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)

2

of the same age; age-matched

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

3

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

direct

1

detour; roundabout way

1

other people; others

1

good person; virtuous person

1

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

6

peat

1

concern; interest

1

close connection; deep involvement; close relationship

1