jpdb beta

graduate; alumnus

13

school song

14

vocal solo

9

with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration

1

gift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration); family celebration; private celebration

1

karaoke

8

a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work

1

(words to) that effect

1

predecessor

1

entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post

4

brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up

1

first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position

1

to poke; to push

1

to start singing

3

to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do

3

chick; chicken

3

wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

3

beriberi; tearing off something stuck on the surface of something else (e.g. duct tape)

1

vocal music

4

voice training; vocal exercises

1

to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

1

self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

1

you could say that

2

(doing) karaoke by oneself

1

entertainer

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness

2

sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense

1

tenor

1

how long; how far; how much

1

joint together; opposite; facing

1

opera

2

one act (play, etc.); scene; event

1

to bloom in profusion

2

ticket

1

unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)

1

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

1

boy soprano

1

interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

1

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

1

musical instrument

1

easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable

1

raid; assault; descent

1

to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside

1

downright lie

1

normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)

1

subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation

1

holding two or more positions concurrently

1

punitive force

1

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)

2