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しゅしょう
首相
のスキャンダル
しゃくめい
釈明
は
こくみん
国民
にとって
み
見
え
み
見
えだった。
The Prime Minister's explanation of the scandal just wouldn't wash with the public.
Grammar and points of interest
に見える, ように見える, て見える and く見える に見える, ように見える, て見える and く見える
 
looks ~
首相のスキャンダル釈明は国民にとって見え見えだった。
にとって にとって
 
for, to, from the standpoint of
首相のスキャンダル釈明は国民にとって見え見えだった。
Words
し ゅ し ょ う 0
noun
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
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ス キ ャ ン ダ ル 2
noun
scandal
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し ゃ く め い 0
explanation; vindication
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こ く み ん 0 こ く み ん 3
noun
nation; nationality; people; citizen
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expression
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding  (see also: 取る; often written with kana only)
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み え 0 み え 1
Most common form: 見栄
noun
1. airs; pretensions; show; ostentation; display; appearance; vanity; charm  (see also: 見栄を張る:みえをはる; only applies to 見栄 and 見え)
2. pose (in kabuki); posture  (usually 見得)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
首
シュ   くび neck; head   
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自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
䒑
grass   
相
ソウ   ショウ    minister   あい- mutual   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
釈
シャク    explanation   
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尺
シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
釆
topped rice
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
米
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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丷
eight
明
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あく to open   あける to empty   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
国
コク   くに country   
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玉
ギョク   たま jewel   
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王
オウ    king   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
丶
dot   
囗
box, enclosure   
民
ミン   たみ people   
見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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儿
legs
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