jpdb beta

new; fresh; novel

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

2

new tax

8

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

northern part; the north (of a region)

1

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

1

authoritarianism

1

advocacy; proposal

1

tax system

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

repeated occurrence; frequently occurring

1

intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

1

opposition movement

1

the whole country

2

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

1

consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)

1

tax; duty

2

disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality

1

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

(economic) depression; recession; slump

1

measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

1

around the world; throughout the world

2

source of worry; source of distress

1

believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

2

support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

1

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

1

to seize the initiative

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

5

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

1

trick; act

2

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

1

play; drama

4

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

2

it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)

1

good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person

1

to cause harm (to)

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

within ...; inside ...

2

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

to take up employment

1

farm work; field labour; field labor

2

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

1

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1