jpdb beta

teacup

2

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

2

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

carpet; rug; runner

2

to wipe; to dry

2

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

Salameh

6

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

castle

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

sympathy; empathy; response

1

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

1

to doubt one's own eyes

1

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

1

masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

sense of loss; feeling of loss

1

literary talent

1

stale; hackneyed; cliched

1

joke; jest; banter

1

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

to bear; to endure

1

first love; puppy love

1

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

1

just like

1

who the heck; just who

1

to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

1

lady; (female) pervert

1

to take away; to carry off

1

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

husband

2

ordinary

1

leading person; foremost figure

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

rare (or peculiar) animal

1

mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

1

to gaze long at

1

the world in general; society; convention

1

companion; partner; spouse

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1