jpdb beta

gift; present; tip; bribe

3

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level

1

document; official papers

4

sanction; approval

3

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

1

to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

4

signature

1

harassment; pestering

2

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

6

stagnation; hindrance; delay

1

to choose; to select

3

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

8

was

23

excuse; explanation

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

13

Ministry of Finance

7

tax collection; taxation

10

right (to do something); authority; power

4

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

11

income; receipts; revenue

3

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

8

tax; duty

2

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)

4

tax evasion

1

to obtain; to procure

4

report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

3

that; the matter in question

2

grasp; catch; understanding

4

connivance; overlooking

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

3

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

7

humiliating

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

16

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

5

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

6

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

2

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

necessity

2

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

1

back; behind; rear

25

internal or domestic affairs

19

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

31

Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens

21

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

14