jpdb beta

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

5

treating someone like a child

1

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2

go home; get out

1

both (people)

1

New York

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

4

persuasion

2

the person himself

2

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

2

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

2

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

3

news; word; tidings; omen

1

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

1

to go back

1

contrastive

2

work; job; labor; work

5

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

1

to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

1

full of; brimming with

2

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

3

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

by all means; by all costs

1

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again

1

second day of the month; two days

3

Christmas Eve

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

6

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

surprise

1

bottom of one's heart

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

4

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

because of; owing to; due to

3

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

4

beginner

2

(hand) knitting

1

muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

2

Kruidnoten

1