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Argument continues about the "White collar exemption" that exempts specific white collar workers from the "8 hours in 1 day, 40 hours a week," working hours fixed by the Labour Standards Act.
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ichinichi
noun
  1. one day
noun, adverb
  1. all day (long); throughout the day
noun
  1. first day of the month
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ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
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nichi
noun
  1. Sunday
suffix
  1. day (of the month) (also んち or ち)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for days (also んち or ち)
noun, noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
  1. Japan
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hachi
numeric
  1. eight (捌 is used in legal documents)
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jikan
noun
  1. time
  2. hour
  3. period; class; lesson
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shuu
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. week
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yonjuu
shijuu
numeric
  1. forty; 40
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jikan
noun
  1. time
  2. hour
  3. period; class; lesson
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toiu
expression
  1. called; named; that says; that
  2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity)
  3. all ...; every single ... (as ...という...)
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roudoukijunhou
noun
  1. Labor Standards Act
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roudoukijun
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. labor standard; labor standards (e.g. bureau, law)
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roudou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
  2. Labour Party
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kijunhou
noun
  1. basic law
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kijun
noun, no adjective
  1. standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
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hou
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. law; act; principle
  2. method
  3. mood
  4. dharma; law
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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sadameru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to decide; to determine
  2. to establish; to lay down; to prescribe; to provide; to stipulate
  3. to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
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roudoujikan
noun
  1. working hours; man-hours
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roudou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
  2. Labour Party
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jikan
noun
  1. time
  2. hour
  3. period; class; lesson
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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kisei
noun, suru verb
  1. regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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tokutei
no adjective
  1. specific; particular; designated; special
noun, suru verb
  1. specifying; designating; identifying; pinpointing
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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howaitokaraa
noun
  1. white-collar (worker)
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dake
particle
  1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
  2. as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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jogai
noun, suru verb
  1. exception; exclusion
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suru
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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giron
noun, suru verb
  1. argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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susumu

te-form

susunde
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to advance; to go forward
  2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
  3. to make progress; to improve
  4. to deepen; to heighten
  5. to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
  6. to do of one's own free will
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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