jpdb beta

judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

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applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

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discussion; debate (on a piece of legislation)

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permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting

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change in the law; legal reform

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presentation of a draft bill (to parliament, diet, etc.)

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

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frame; framework; outline

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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as it is; frankly

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quiet; still; calm

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

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receiving payments (pension, ration)

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power balance; balance of power

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too ashamed to meet

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discouraged; dispirited; despondent

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sly old dog; old fox

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crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

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knowing only too well; being fully aware of

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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sorting fruit

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conspiracy; collusion

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vested rights

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retention; maintenance; preservation

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direct mail

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diverse arguments arising in great numbers

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short; brief

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sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister

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microwave oven

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to be exhausted; to be worn out

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to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude

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suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

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multilateral; many-sided; diversified

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small number; few; minority

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prevention measure; preventive measures

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medical certificate

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to add to

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identifying an individual; pinpointing an individual

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acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

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if is not; if are not

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legislating; legislation; passage of a bill into law

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pace; step

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seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

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everyone at once; everyone together

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ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

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end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

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