jpdb beta

politician; statesman

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

generally

1

range

3

House of Councillors election

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ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

5

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

4

deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

3

the two houses of legislature

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

2

the whole country

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proportional representation

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consists of; comprises; is made up of

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Public Office Election Law

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among these; between these; of these

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long time; many years

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prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

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unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

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population; common talk

2

prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)

3

regular election (triennial election of half of the House of Councillors)

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to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

6

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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reduction; curtailment

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Tottori (city, prefecture)

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Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country

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Tokushima (city, prefecture)

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Kōchi (city, prefecture)

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each; every

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cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

2

reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation

2

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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Local Autonomy Law (1947)

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Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

2

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

2

administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states

2

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

1

now that; since; as long as; provided that

2

dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

collegiate body; collegial body; judicial panel

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right to decide; having say (in a decision)

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practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice

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popular will; will of the people

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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