jpdb beta

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

4

(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly

1

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

1

selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien

2

every person; each one; everybody

1

training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training

1

establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment

1

to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

intensive training; extra hard training

1

you; noblewoman; lady

1

advance preparations

3

treasure

1

being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

1

sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

2

bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

3

finite; limited

1

elect (select) few

1

heaps of corpses all around

1

Russia

1

regulars; regular soldiers

2

limit; bound

3

to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly

2

to lie down (and rest)

4

every day; daily

2

guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

3

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

2

gasp; pant

1

participation; joining; entry

3

conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment

2

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

1

fame; distinction; rise; advancement

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

3

to clap

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

4

platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie

1

(filled) to the brim

1

ladle; dipper; scoop

1

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

1

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

1

failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

1

counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)

1

selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

8

military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns

1

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

1