jpdb beta

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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Ministry of Finance

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budget bureau

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person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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elite

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

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(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

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this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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chair; stool; post; office; position

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to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

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annual income

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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optimistic; hopeful

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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tooth

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very; extremely; that is

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competent authorities; supervisory authority

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

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