jpdb beta

bow (salute, greeting)

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

1

to state; to express; to mention

2

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

1

to write down; to record; to register

1

troubadour; minstrel

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

5

this evening; tonight

1

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

2

declaration; proclamation; announcement

8

anything and everything; just about everything

2

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

1

grandiose; exaggerated

5

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

2

spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

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to parade; to march; to walk in procession

1

three times

6

maid

1

platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar

3

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

2

highest grade; top class

1

tea; tee

2

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

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pedestal

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

1

mud

1

everyone

5

golem

5

secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum

3

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

life-form

1

small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

1

throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

1

(building) stone

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

2

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

4

to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

2

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

3

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

to burst open; to pop; to split

1

second (unit of time); arc second

10

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

1

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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