active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
military officer; naval officer
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
as; because; with; due to
on the occasion of; at the time of
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
in line with this; therefore
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
error; mistake; slip; bug
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to stare back (at); to glare back
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to complain; to make a complaint
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
(political) administration; political power
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
busy; having no (free) time
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war