jpdb beta

prize; award; reward

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast

1

difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty

1

sons and daughters; children; girl

1

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out

2

spectator; audience

2

to underrate; to make light of

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

3

to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

2

site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)

1

creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

1

standing room

1

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

1

deep breath

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

3

to change (one's clothes)

4

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

1

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

1

to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam

1

practice; training

1

set piece

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

4

value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

1

to form a circle; to stand in a circle

1

large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting

1

youth; adolescence; springtime of life

1

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

1

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

2

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

starting time

1

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

3

now; come (now); well

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

2

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

tenacity; endurance

1

to lower the curtain; to come to an end

1

first half

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

performer; actor; actress; cast

1

expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks

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