jpdb beta

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

4

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

7

foreign country

1

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

4

that day; the very same day

5

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

6

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

5

in a good mood; cheerful

2

cause; origin; source

6

of course; certainly; naturally

11

dinner

2

returning home

1

to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

1

late; slowly

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

10

Christmas present

2

school

9

along the road; along the way

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

laughing while reminiscing

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

tomorrow; near future

3

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

3

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

2

twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days

2

Christmas Eve

3

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

3

perhaps; maybe; possibly

3

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

3

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

5

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

3

innocent; simple-minded

1

to make merry; to be festive

2

downtown

1

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

2

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

1

to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

3

ambulance

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

emergency

1

ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern

1

just because; even if; even though

1

fundamental; basic

1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

2