jpdb beta

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness

1

tour

1

twelfth day of the month; twelve days

2

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

2

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

2

importance; seriousness

1

doctors; teachers

2

member of the House of Councillors

2

regular election (triennial election of half of the House of Councillors)

1

reasonable; suitable

1

humanity; human nature

2

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3

in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter

22

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

2

boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground

2

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

3

low (level, value, price, etc.)

12

unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

1

pointing out; identification

3

to laugh away; to laugh off

2

the late; the deceased

1

Kakuei

1

I; me

1

junior high school graduate; middle school graduate

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout

4

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

2

to discharge (e.g. effluent)

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

(in) one's own way

1

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

memory; ability to remember

1

IQ; intelligence quotient

1

intellectual

1

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

someone (something) not to be trifled with

2

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

6

hardware (esp. computer)

3

this person

5

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

6

natural; natural (sign)

1

wise; clever; smart

2

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

1

cram-free education; pressure-free education

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

religion; cult

3