jpdb beta

to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

2

chair; stool; post; office; position

4

old person; old people

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

2

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

3

passing mark

1

emergency staircase; emergency stairs

1

door; gate; opening; title page

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

clientele; customer stratum

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

6

more than usual

1

dressing up

1

centre; center

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

2

prospectus

1

in succession; one by one

2

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

clapping hands; applause

5

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

response

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience

1

disregarding; ignoring

2

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

3

thank you

1

script; libretto; scenario

3

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

2

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

6

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

13

music

1

attendance

1

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

2

Sunday

2

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

1

spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master

1

to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

3

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

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

3

workshop; training course

7

four years

2

set of three; three sets; three classes

2

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

6

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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