Illustration: In a Japanese apartment living room, a viewer has just pressed the remote and temporarily stopped a film while a friend refills their snack bowls. On the television, a basketball player remains suspended in an awkward airborne scramble, with the ball separated from his fingertips.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ポーズ

poozu

pause

The common homophone ポーズ means “pose.” Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 一生懸命作いっしょうけんめいつくられたゲームには、一生懸命いっしょうけんめいに取とり組くむのが礼儀れいぎなんだよ？ポーズボタンなんて押おしたらゲームに失礼しつれいだもん。

    It’s only manners to tackle all out a game that they have gone all out in creating. Pressing the pause button is just rude!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 動画どうがをポーズして、宅配便たくはいびんを受うけ取とった。

    I paused the video to receive a delivery.

    Written by AI for Bebop

  3. 電話でんわが来きたので、音楽おんがくをポーズした。

    I paused the music because I got a call.

    Written by AI for Bebop

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