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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

government; administration; ministry

1

round-robin cabinet

1

March; third month of the lunar calendar

1

11th day of the month; 11 days

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

decision; determination

2

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year

1

estimate (of costs); budget

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

1

execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple

1

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

3

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

7

email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male

2

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

4

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed

1

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

1

as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely

1

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission

1

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

1

be; is

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

6

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

2

meaning; significance; sense

4

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

street corner

1

fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

4

(some) more; even more; longer; further

4

else; in addition; besides

4

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

8

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

5

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

4

Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence

1

counter for months

3

this week

1

Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle

2