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Seishou

5

Local Public Service Act

2

estimated price; price estimate

3

Shunsaku

1

financial management

1

with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

1

planning section

1

faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

1

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

bidding price; price tendered

5

intercommunication system

1

to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

1

local government employee; local civil servant

2

leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information

13

just the two of them

1

joint session

1

so-and-so; who?; which people?

1

(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil

1

Murakami

1

secretarial office

1

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

overhear; happened to hear that

1

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

1

data collecting party; news crew

1

firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

1

long ago; previous; of a former age

1

secretarial section

1

whatever brought that on?

1

woman past her prime

1

citizen's group

1

cable television

3

adios; goodbye

2

T-back; bikini thong

2

social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion

1

with a click

1

chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

1

prefectural governor

1

important documents; important papers

3

city council

2

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

1

hidden camera; spy camera

2

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

bow (weapon)

4

tequila

1

public works; public-works projects; public utilities

3

dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding

1

person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

construction company

3

fax; facsimile; fax machine

3