effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to run about; to rush about
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
forcibly; by force; against one's will
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)
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
one act (of a play); scene; event
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
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
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to have no chance (of succeeding)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up