jpdb beta

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

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administration of an oath

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to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

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election campaign strategy; election tactics

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chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

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riding together; riding with

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printing

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parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

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to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

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Diet member who succeeded a parent; Diet member who comes from a family of politicians; (lit.) hereditary Diet member

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highlighter (pen)

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rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse

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crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

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official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation

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tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer

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recent years

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unaffiliated voters; floating voters; swinging voters

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rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

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fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

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electoral district; precinct

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influential person; man of importance

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reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

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degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

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hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

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proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)

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register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

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point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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forte; strong point

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

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problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy

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exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

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older; senior

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

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offender; criminal; culprit

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arrival

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pen

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