jpdb beta

allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

1

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

7

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

1

election campaign strategy; election tactics

2

running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse

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second (time unit); assistant; helper; second

5

path; route; itinerary

2

misappropriation (of funds, etc.)

4

vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge

2

to clear one's name

1

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

2

to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself

1

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

2

taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness

10

waters; water area

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

2

to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

2

frank; candid; frankfurter; frank

1

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

secretariat; executive office

2

goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank

1

(period of) a year; during an era

2

green hand; novice

2

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

1

favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet

1

plan; intention

1

discipline; training; teaching manners

3

political realignment; a realignment of political parties

1

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

2

to differ; to vary; to disagree

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second-generation Diet member; second-generation politician; Diet member who succeeded a parent

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

1

fringe candidate

2

to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

1

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

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to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

1

miscalculation

1

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

4

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

2

sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears

1

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

1

reigning; controlling; dictating

2

other parties; other forces

1

secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting

1

to find out

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

financial situation

1

give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

5

apology; excuse

1