jpdb beta

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

5

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

2

(committee) chairman; president

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raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

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Sakurako

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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granddaughter

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to rescue from; to help out of; to save

5

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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one's seat; one's desk

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prefectural governor

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asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

3

island area; insular region

1

so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

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means; method

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to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

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forbearance; omission; nonfeasance; inaction

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how; in what way

1

view; opinion; finding; findings

1

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

2

cooperation

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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intelligence gathering; information gathering

2

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

response; reply; answer; defence; defense

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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standing up

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grandiose; exaggerated

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resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

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to go out and away; to leave

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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policy; measure

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

2

patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

1

recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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politician; statesman

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

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acquisition; possession

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belief; faith; conviction

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to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

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