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N2 Noun

参議院(さんぎいん)House of Councillors

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    1. Noun

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      House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

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    参議院 【さんぎいん】

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      参議院(さんぎいん)衆議院(しゅうぎいん)監視(かんし)する。

      The House of Councillors monitors the House of Representatives. {House of Councillors}

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      あの政治(せいじ)()参議院(さんぎいん)のメンバーだ。

      That politician is a member of the House of Councillors. {House of Councillors}

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      参議院(さんぎいん)衆議院(しゅうぎいん)国会(こっかい)構成(こうせい)する両院(りょういん)です。

      The House of Councillors and the House of Representatives are the two houses that make up the Diet. {House of Councillors}

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      (ちち)参議院(さんぎいん)議員(ぎいん)になってもなお自身(じしん)のキャリアに満足(まんぞく)していません。

      Even after becoming a member of the House of Councillors, my father is still not satisfied with his own career. {House of Councillors}

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      (ぼく)参議院(さんぎいん)議員(ぎいん)として(ろく)(ねん)にわたって仕事(しごと)(つと)めてきたので、任期(にんき)()えました。

      I have served as a member of the House of Councilors for six years, so I have completed my term. {House of Councillors}

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