jpdb beta

(written) work; book; writings

2

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

7

thank you

4

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

3

curious; strange; unusual

5

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

4

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

science fiction; sci-fi; SF

1

reference book

1

fashionable thing; popular thing; craze

1

library; book collection; paperback book

1

to bring up a subject

1

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

1

to pay

2

see you tomorrow

1

superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

3

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

paper

4

roof

5

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

4

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

1

corner; nook; recess

6

spine (of book); binding (of book)

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

1

to reread; to read again

2

drama; theatre; theater; play

14

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

literally; to the letter; literal

2

grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

all on one's own

2

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

2

main cause; primary factor

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

3

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

signs; omen; symptoms

3

acceleration; speeding up

6

not necessarily so; is not always true

3

one by one; one after another; successively

4

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

as if; as though

2

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

3

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

7

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

5

one day; (on) a certain day

2

eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

2