jpdb beta

cost-effectiveness

1

the dark side; the seamy side

2

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

2

to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations

1

giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

1

sleepiness; drowsiness

6

stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)

1

synthetic drug

1

dependence

1

microsleep

1

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

1

problem-solving ability

1

to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

2

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

1

big man; large man; tall man; giant

1

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

1

to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation

1

to triumph; to be elated with success

2

to mediate; to intervene

1

purgatory

2

to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up

2

intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

1

how much; how many; no matter how (much); however; (not) many; (not) much

1

consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis

1

direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation

1

hooting; jeering; heckling

1

uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

1

to leave as it is; to defer

1

piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles

1

teacup

1

toast (to someone; esp. the deceased at a post-ceremony meal); drinking to someone's health (or memory)

1

to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)

1

planner; drafter; deviser

1

main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis

2

to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against

1

supreme leader; ultimate leader

1

snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently

1

summit meeting; top-level conference

2

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

2

going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"

1

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

1

multinational force

1

coastline; shoreline; coastal railway

1

drifting ashore

1

running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching

1

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

1

bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision

2