Day 1,681: staunch, stringent, trifling, slush
That faction has been a staunch advocate of strengthening Japan’s defences.
Nikkei, a business daily, has speculated that Seiwakai’s decline may open political space to relax Japan’s stringent immigration policy.
The dollar amounts may seem trifling to those accustomed to American political contests: Seiwakai is accused of amassing a slush fund of ¥500m ($3.5m) over a period of five years.
Artwork of the day
The Trifles of the Door
Felicien RopsStyle:SymbolismGenre:nude painting (nu)
Word of the day
staunch: always loyal in supporting a person, organization, or set of beliefs or opinions:
stringent: having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting:
trifling: A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important:
slush: snow or ice that has started to melt:
Quote of the day
“I want the freedom to carve and chisel my own face, to staunch the bleeding with ashes, to fashion my own gods out of my entrails...”
― Gloria Anzaldua
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