jpdb beta

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

2

member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP

2

resignation (from a position)

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no-confidence motion

1

commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

1

right to decide; having say (in a decision)

1

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

1

entrance; front door

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to recall; to remember; to recollect

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full responsibility

1

to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on

1

dirty; vulgar; nasty

1

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

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common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

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everybody; every last one of them; all

2

guideline

6

watchful waiting; careful supervision

1

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

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newspaper

5

postwar period; period after Second World War

2

first; new

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carrying (on one's person); taking with one

3

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

march; marching

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banner headline

1

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

1

insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

editorial; leading article; leader

1

peace-loving nation

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

2

to twist; to distort

1

(political) administration; political power

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

1

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

1

current administration; present government

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to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

2

full of; brimming with

4

government office; agency; board

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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absolutely; positively; decidedly

5

cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

3

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary

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nearest; closest

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garrison; military base

5

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

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ordinary citizen; the general public

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