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看板 かんばん N2

  1. billboard; doorplate; hoarding; sign; signboard
  2. attraction; draw; feature; figurehead; highlight; spokesman
  3. name; reputation (of a shop)
  4. appearance; look; show
  5. closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time

看板に偽りなし かんばんにいつわりなし

  1. it's just like it says on the box; it's true to its name

看板を下ろす かんばんをおろす

  1. to close one's business

看板倒れ かんばんだおれ

  1. ostentatious

看板商品 かんばんしょうひん

  1. flagship product; hallmark product; leading product

看板大関 かんばんおおぜき

  1. physically exceptional wrestler promoted straight to champion rank during Edo period

看板娘 かんばんむすめ

  1. pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop

看板屋 かんばんや

  1. sign maker

看板方式 かんばんほうしき

  1. JIT; just-in-time inventory management

一枚看板 いちまいかんばん

  1. box-office star; leading player; prima donna
  2. best item one has (to show); one's single area of expertise; one's sole Sunday best
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