application; request; petition
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
staff member; station employee; official
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
training; drill; practice; discipline
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
personal history; background; career
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
example; illustration; precedent
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
scholarship; scientific attainments
commissioned officer; military officer
conviction; belief; confidence
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
head researcher (at a research institute)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate