jpdb beta

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

4

fireworks

6

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

10

to get drunk

1

tottering steps; drunken staggering

1

both hands; both arms; ten

16

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

6

sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy

1

is not; am not; are not

14

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

8

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

3

redundant phrase; joke

1

with these words; while saying

4

employee; servant

30

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

18

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

2

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

4

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

16

hey!; hey!

3

niece

2

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

4

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

8

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

12

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

9

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

47

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

5

extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

2

heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman

3

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

8

unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

9

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

15

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

2

cooking; food preparation

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

6

to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

4

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

1

bread

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

1

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

2

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

2

return; coming back

8

son-in-law

1

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

1