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coarse oilpaper umbrella

ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.)

program (e.g. theatre)

sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge

(Edo period) police box

Abbreviation

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

program name (television); program identification

program guide; (TV) channel guide

sentry; guard

watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status)

reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter

location without an address; unnumbered plot of land

watchman

taking turns

relieving the guard

Computing

directory assistance

Sumo

table of rankings

programming; programing

Colloquial

to be the leader of a group of juvenile delinquents

to have one's turn; to be on duty; to have one's inning

food tray (used in the food industry)

Abbreviation; Proverb

even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed

directory or book of numbers (e.g. telephone nos)

program publicity

Computing

numbering plan

Counter; Hanafuda

-nth game (of 12 rounds)

number sign; hash sign; pound sign