jpdb beta

effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness

4

conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch

2

to run about; to rush about

3

to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

1

(sense of) hearing; auditory perception

1

forcibly; by force; against one's will

7

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

8

fluent; flowing; elegant

2

same level; same extent

1

exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

1

under the floor

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

6

stone pillar

4

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

7

defensive-only

1

of all things

9

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

27

directly under; falling perpendicularly

3

uppercut

3

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

6

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

5

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

5

connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact

2

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

2

to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

3

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

9

one act (of a play); scene; event

1

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

1

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

5

intentional; on purpose

2

dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result

1

limiter; (speed) limiter

2

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

5

manservant

4

academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)

2

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

1

show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show

2

misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

expectation; anticipation; forecast

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

fear; terror

3

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

9

image; idol; statue

1

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

3

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

6

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

1

slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

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