future; possible; potential; prospective
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
government office building
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
reform; reformation; reorganization
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
a help; an aid; some assistance
degree of relative priority
ordinary citizen; the general public