News

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未明

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みめい early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

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柏原市

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かしわらし Kashiwara (city)

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少年少女

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しょうねんしょうじょ boys and girls

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このうち

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among these, between these, of these

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はねる

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to hit (to have a car hit someone), to run into

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死亡

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しぼう death; mortality;

(Suru verb) to die; to pass away

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大けが

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だいけが serious injury, major injury

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午前

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ごぜん morning; a.m.

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国分市場

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こくぶいちば Kokubuichiba

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関西線

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かんさいせん Kansaisen

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上り線

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のぼりせん up line; in-bound line

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芝山

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しばやま Shibayama

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普通電車

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ふつうでんしゃ regular train; local train; train that stops at every station

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警察

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けいさつ police

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いずれも

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both; either; any; all; every

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搬送

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はんそう　Transport

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搬送先

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はんそうさき　The destination

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骨

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ほね　Bone

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折る

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おる to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers);
To fold; to bend;

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全長

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ぜんちょう over-all length; span

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当時

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とうじ at that time; in those days

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少年と少女合わせて

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しょうねんとしょうじょあわせで Boys and girls altogether

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乗客

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じょうきゃく passenger

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現場

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げんば actual spot; scene; scene of the crime

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付近

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ふきん neighbourhood; vicinity; environs;

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道に迷い

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みちにまよい　become lost

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詳しい

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くわしい 1: detailed; full; accurate;

2: knowing very well; well-acquainted; well-informed

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過半数

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かはんすう majority

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獲得

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かくとく acquisition; possession

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解消

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かいしょう cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

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焦点

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しょうてん focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

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地域

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ちいき area; region

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除く

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のぞく to remove; to exclude; to except

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投票

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とうひょう voting; poll

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参議院

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さんぎいん House of Councillors

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自民

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じみん Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

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選挙区

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せんきょく electoral district; precinct

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立候補

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りっこうほ announcing candidacy; becoming a candidate

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比例代表

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ひれいだいひょう proportional representation

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政党

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せいとう political party

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政治団体

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せいじだんたい a political organization; a political organisation

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名簿

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めいぼ register of names; list of names; roll; register

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届け出る

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とどけでる to report; to notify

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定員

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ていいん fixed number of regular personnel; capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)

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繰り上げ

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くりあげ upward move; advance

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離島

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りとう 1: isolated island; outlying island;

2: () leaving an island

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全体

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ぜんたい whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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およそ

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about; roughly; as a rule; approximately

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終了

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しゅうりょう end; close; termination

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締め切る

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る しめきる to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)

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即日

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そくじつ same day

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総務省

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そうむしょう Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (formerly Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications)

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時期

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じき time; season; period;

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選挙

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せんきょ election

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進める

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すすめる to advance; to promote; to hasten

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経済政策

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けいざいせいさく economic policy

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半年

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はんとし/はんねん half year

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評価

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ひょうか 1: valuation; estimation; assessment; evaluation;

2: (Suru verb) to value; to assess; to estimate value;
3: to appreciate; to value highly; to acknowledge the value (of something)

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争点

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そうてん point at issue

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民主党

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みんしゅとう Democratic party

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野党

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やとう opposition party; political opposition; opposition

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繰り広げる

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くりひろげる to unfold; to unroll; to open

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論戦

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ろんせん verbal dispute

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阻止

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そし obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; interdiction

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談話

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だんわ a talk; conversation

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発表

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はっぴょう announcement; publication

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重要

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じゅうよう important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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意義

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いぎ meaning; significance

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貴重

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きちょう precious; valuable

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行使

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こうし use; exercise

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切望

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せつぼう longing for; earnest desire; desperate desire; hope; yearning; hankering

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従事

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じゅうじ engaging; pursuing; following (e.g. profession or occupation)

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厳正

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げんせい strictness; impartiality; exactness; rigidness

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公正

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こうせい justice; fairness; impartiality

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管理

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かんり control; management (e.g. of a business)

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執行

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しっこう execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service;