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The foreign minister will act for the Prime Minister in his absence.
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Vocabulary list

shushou
noun
  1. prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
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
rusuchuu
noun
  1. during absence from home
rusu
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. absence; being away from home
noun, suru verb
  1. house-sitting; house-sitter
noun
  1. being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting (usu. as お留守になる)
chuu
noun, prefix, suffix
  1. medium; average; middle
noun
  1. moderation
  2. middle school
  3. China
  4. volume two (of three)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while
  2. in; out of; of the
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
gaimudaijin
noun
  1. Minister for Foreign Affairs
gaimu
noun
  1. foreign affairs
daijin
noun
  1. cabinet minister
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)
dairi
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney; substitute; alternate; acting (principal, etc.)
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.
tsutomeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) (usu. 勤める)
  2. to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) (usu. 務める)
  3. to conduct a religious service (usu. 勤める)

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