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preparatory phase; preparatory period

3

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

1

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

3

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

1

action committee; executive committee

1

free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory

2

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

1

executive committee

1

the most extreme

1

competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

2

drama; theatre; theater; play

10

light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

1

live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive

5

to start eating

1

wind music; wind instrument music

2

concert

1

without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately

1

ticket

1

shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club

1

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

1

red team

2

blue team

11

yellow class

1

green class

2

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

6

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

1

objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio

2

shoplifting; shoplifter

1

Yoshi (Nintendo character)

1

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

2

short play; skit

1

taking the initiative

1

to wave a flag; to show the way

1

song; thong

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

22

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

1

sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense

2

one way or the other; either way

2

having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic

1

deep-sea fish

1

samba

2

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

1

tropical fish

3

re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

1

opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)

1

ending

1

perfect imitation (of a song, dance routine, etc., usu. by an amateur)

2