top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
name; given name; first name
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(Edo-period) town magistrate
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed