jpdb beta

direct control

2

decrease; reduction; decline

2

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

1

(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

2

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

1

comparatively; relatively

1

(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge

1

plea bargaining

1

salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay

1

limited time; limited-time offer

1

give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

1

pardon; remission; amnesty

1

government official

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

financial aspects

1

financial affairs

3

vice-minister; undersecretary

2

ministries and government offices; the authorities

1

secretary (government); director; chief

1

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior

1

money paid to the government

1

national crisis; national disaster

1

to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

1

joint signature

1

thank-you letter

1

national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities

1

buying; purchasing

1

moderate

1

assent; consent

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

urgent business; pressing need; imperative

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

1

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

1

single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus

1

cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment

1

loyalty; faithfulness

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

military affairs; military service

1

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

2

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

1

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

repair; mending

1