jpdb beta

red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger

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waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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should do; ought to do

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to come alive; to get going; to start to move

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target

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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washbasin; washstand

2

pedal

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

3

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

2

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

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sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

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promo; advertising for a program (TV, radio, etc.); program publicity

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studio

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

high-ranking; senior

2

to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start

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under the staircase; understairs

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to smirk; to grin broadly

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cushioning; packaging

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke

4

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

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hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

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barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

1

countdown

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to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

4

order; sequence; procedure

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telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)

2

notes; comment; remark; annotation

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speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

2

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

2

manufacturing; craftsmanship; build

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

life

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lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

2

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

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clink; clatter; clang

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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jumping to a wrong conclusion

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katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

2

inari and maki sushi served together

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