jpdb beta

Kuria

6

bucket; pail

4

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

enlightenment; illumination

1

person's name

1

experiment; experimentation

3

amino acid

1

beverage; drink

1

toy box; toy chest

1

Happy New Year

2

piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love

2

this (current) year

1

sewing; needlework; embroidery

1

patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

1

making out; necking; canoodling; fondling; flirting

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

5

dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

1

to polish one's skills

3

preparatory phase; preparatory period

2

good bye; I'm off; see you later

1

scavenging for food

1

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

1

cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty

1

respect; honour; honor

2

to express; to show

1

(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely

2

wild silkworm

1

once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away

1

land

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence

1

a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

2

relaxation; recreation; recess

1

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

1

old haunts; former homes

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

2

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

2

night travel; walking around at night; night train; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.

1

face-to-face

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

2

skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze

1

doughnut; donut

1

salty-sweet

1

unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved

3

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

isn't it?; it really is

1

deity with extraordinary spiritual powers

1

place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire

1