one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
tendency; trend; inclination
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
process; course; mechanism
specialization; specialisation
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
Livelihood Protection Law
chapter one; first chapter
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
recitation; reciting from memory
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
coming to a prefectural office, governmental agency, etc.
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to throw at; to turn; to raise
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less