jpdb beta

money politics; plutocracy

2

son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

1

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

5

approval rating

8

mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration

1

lip service

2

admirably; exquisitely; aptly

2

outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

3

parliamentary democracy

1

dictatorship

1

catchphrase

1

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

1

one's future course

1

conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)

5

calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal

2

if necessary

1

oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

3

guess; conjecture; supposition; inference

1

clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire

2

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

1

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

1

to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

2

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

2

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

1

doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person

2

(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer

1

to carry in; to bring in

5

Jinguumae

2

cable; cable railway

1

wiring

1

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

1

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services

1

(doing something) regardless of expense

1

seamless; seamless stockings

1

construction work

1

soundproof room

1

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

1

bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

7

to frolic about; to mess around

2

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way

1

person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces

1

to become empty; to be emptied

1

open every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year

1

expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)

1

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

1

cabinet; housing (for equipment)

1

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

3

(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton

7