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welcome

2

from here; from this place

3

to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)

4

servant; menial

2

dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

1

official business; public business

2

to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss

10

taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

1

off duty

1

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

5

speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds

1

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

5

one's house; one's home; one's family; house

1

to remain unextinguished; to survive

2

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)

1

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

3

time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet

1

vertically structured society; hierarchical society

1

private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player

3

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

2

top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical

4

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

2

bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)

1

bastards; guys; lads

4

the right person in the right place

1

grease

3

subspecies

8

to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate

1

skull; cranium

1

primitive man

1

points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas

1

extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

1

public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

1

in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

4

armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea

2

lack of experience

1

to use and then throw away

2

unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm

1

appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand

1

elitism

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

4

flight; flying; aviation

1

irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal

1

department store

1

with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor

1

periphery; circumference

3

one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

1