jpdb beta

entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

5

portion for two people

1

performance fee (actor, singer, etc.)

3

food expense

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cost

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work

1

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

1

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

1

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

to enter a New Year

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to discuss; to talk together

1

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

3

employment (long term); hire

1

finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

1

solo

1

contract; compact; agreement

6

rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish

1

an art; one talent

1

so far as

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business; trade; operations; sales

1

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

2

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

2

main street

1

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

1

as you see; as you can see

2

space (room, area, outer space)

2

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

much less; to say nothing of

2

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

2

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier

1

reply; answer; response

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

5

musical instrument

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cave; hollow; cavity; hollow

1

thread; yarn; string

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to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)

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fresco; mural; wall painting

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