product; produce; result; fruit
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
polite; courteous; hospitable
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to ask a question; to ask questions
new government; new administration
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
fate; chance; relationship; tie
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to become settled; to be fixed
chair; stool; post; office; position
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
kanji "plow" or "three-branch tree" radical
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
one's place of appointment; one's post
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
government office; public office
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
document; official papers
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust