jpdb beta

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

1

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

1

apologetic

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whispering into a person's ear

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

2

a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

2

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

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Ministry of Finance

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

4

government secretariat

1

cost; expense

1

secret funds

1

unaccounted-for expenditures

1

discovery; detection; finding

4

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

2

Minister of Finance; Treasurer

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Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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scandal

1

opposition party; the opposition

1

complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict

2

cabinet (of a government); ministry

1

-ish; -like

3

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

4

to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

3

to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

1

time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

9

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

3

to wipe; to dry

5

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

only; nothing but

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

4

surprise attack

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number of persons; personnel

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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rice field

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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