on the occasion of; at the time of
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to hand over; to surrender
printout; (computer) printing
senior high school; high school
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to sit for an examination
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
local government employee; local civil servant
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to talk; to chat; to chatter
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat