jpdb beta

ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving

1

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

1

vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

connection; link; relationship

3

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

all the more; still more

2

description; account

3

inscrutable; incomprehensible

1

something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

2

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

simply; merely; only; solely

3

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

2

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

41

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

2

reserve; modesty

2

opinion; view; comment

12

that's so, however ...

4

10 minutes

16

around ...; or so

2

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

7

Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

10

metre; meter; meter; gauge

3

drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up

5

address book

2

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

to answer a request

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

11

first half

2

second half; latter half

4

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

1

generation; the world; the age

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

3

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

5

a throw; a fall

2

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

4

to make eye contact

1

myself

1

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

2

being extremely busy; being swamped with work

1

out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

3

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

3

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

to state; to express; to mention

6