sergeant first class (JGSDF)
captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade) (JMSDF)
job separation rate; job turnover
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
Air Self-Defense Force; ASDF
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
Imperial Household Agency
frequency; rate of occurrence
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
purification; refining; simplification
a rival horse or candidate
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
image change; changing one's image; makeover
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels