jpdb beta

absorption; suction; attraction

2

trembling or quavering voice

1

call; appeal

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

interim report

1

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

1

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

2

to begin to speak

3

supplement; complement

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

intervention

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

1

to be conceited

1

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

2

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

how; in what way; circumstances

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

sincere; earnest; serious

1

sales; selling; marketing

2

preliminary arrangements; spade work

1

wishful thinking

1

disadvantageous; long (odds)

1

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

one's long-cherished desire

1

barley tea

1

reading too much into (what ... says)

2

whichever one chooses; either way

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

1

climax; turning point

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

10

to run around; to bustle about

2

few in number

1

importance; gravity

1

pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance

1

what number

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

2

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

2

hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)

2

an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push

1

evening meal

2

government office; agency; board

2

baton (of command); order; command; direction

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

3

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

3

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

2

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

2