jpdb beta

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy

2

protest; objection

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

3

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

4

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

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primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma

1

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

3

personnel section

1

decision; determination

1

self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)

8

to order; to command; to appoint

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

3

please (give me); please (do for me)

9

suspension (from work or school)

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

2

the way one talks; one's way of speaking

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

3

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

two persons; two people; pair; couple

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

5

work; job; labor; work

4

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

2

public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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while; during; while; although; all; both

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

2

farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists

1

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

1

be; is

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training (esp. in-service); induction course

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

4

salary; wages; pay

1

to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

5

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

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tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant

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qualifications; requirements; capabilities

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poor person; the poor

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