jpdb beta

barn; road; bang; bam

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good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

1

singer

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spotlight

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one's skill as a singer

2

to boil strongly; to be excited

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio

1

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

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

3

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

2

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

4

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

to do

4

post; official position; managerial position; executive position

2

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

3

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

2

heartening; reassuring

4

while surprised; suddenly

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

1

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

1

musical theme; motif

1

depending on; dependent on

1

color scheme; colour scheme

1

idea

1

single colour (color); monochrome

1

change of key (during piece); modulation

1

entrance; admission; entering

1

to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

2

producer; director

1

nonsense

1

rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

2

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

3

performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

1

things; everything

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

to tell a lie; to fib

2

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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