jpdb beta

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

4

taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.

1

curtain call

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

3

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

3

opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

2

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

2

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

3

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

1

the height of folly; sheer stupidity

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

2

and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

2

to suspect

2

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

2

important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials

1

beginning; opening; start; outset

1

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

1

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

1

estimate (of costs); budget

1

number; amount

1

manager; executive

1

clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

1

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

first; new

2

during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break

1

completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

3

melody; tune

1

dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

1

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

1

mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode

1

mike; mic; microphone

9

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

1

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

2

pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind

2