jpdb beta

eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

natural virtue; personal virtue

1

low voice; whisper

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

3

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode

2

to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

2

universe; cosmos; space

1

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

2

later (on); afterwards

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present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

5

cheating

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

2

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

2

series

4

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

1

reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

1

to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

1

fourteen; 14

2

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

3

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

1

to complain; to make a complaint

2

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

2

title

2

battle; fight; combat

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super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely

2

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

3

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

family quarrel

2

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

4

fifty; 50

6

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

1

pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side

1

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

3

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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