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役所 やくしょ N2

  1. government office; public office

役所 やくどころ

  1. assigned role; duty; position
  2. best-suited job; suitable role

役所仕事 やくしょしごと

  1. bureaucratic bungling; officialism; red tape; red-tapism

役所言葉 やくしょことば

  1. bureaucratic jargon; gobbledygook; officialese

区役所 くやくしょ

  1. council (regional); ward office

市役所 しやくしょ

  1. city hall; council; municipal office

郡役所 ぐんやくしょ

  1. county offices

お役所仕事 おやくしょしごと

  1. bureaucratic routine; red tape

お役所言葉 おやくしょことば

  1. bureaucratic jargon; gobbledygook; officialese
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