clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
the way one works; one's working manner
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
fire brigade; fire company
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
a great variety of; diversity
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
club activities; group activities
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
questionnaire; survey; poll
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
helping hand; help; support; aid
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
countermeasure; counter-measure
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
moment; brief space of time
to sit down; to take a seat
crescent moon; young moon
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be Instagrammable; to be Insta-worthy; to look attractive enough to post on social media; to be photogenic
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
artificial intelligence; AI
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to behave well (of a child)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out