jpdb beta

origin; beginning

3

few in number

1

bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

2

disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use

1

successively; one after another

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

3

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

4

place to go; destination

3

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

insanity; insane person; vagabond; wanderer

2

deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free

3

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

1

absorption in reading

1

librarian

1

without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

1

to keep watch; to stand guard

1

neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

3

way; method; means; effect; result; benefit

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

2

craving; longing; thirsting

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

9

events of the day; current affairs

1

discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

13

being ignorant of the ways of the world; knowing nothing; (lit.) not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

7

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

1

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

1

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

2

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

society; the world; the times

5

to grow up; to become an adult

2

to startle someone; to make someone jump out of their skin; to take someone by surprise; (lit.) to pull someone's butt hair

1

observing eye

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

2

to follow advice; to act upon advice

1

lately; recently; nowadays

2

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

4

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

1

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

3

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

2