jpdb beta

housemother; dorm mother

1

meal; dinner; diet

1

putting out the light; switching off the light

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

2

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

every year; yearly; annually

2

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

relative; relation

2

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

9

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

2

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

3

good boy; good girl

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

1

hyena

1

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

1

please ...

1

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

to grasp; to get

1

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

2

school life

1

does not

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

16

precedent

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

3

learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience

2

ability; skill; facility

1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

3

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

preschool (not yet entered school)

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

2

compulsory education

1

should not; must not

2

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

1

travel; trip; journey

5

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

2

to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

1

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

1

ah; oh; hey!

8

bringing one's child to the local park to play for the first time

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

9

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

2

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

4

physical condition; state of health

1