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elite

4

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

6

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

2

Nagoya (city)

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

9

change of post

2

official title; name of one's job

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

14

appearance; air; condition; state; form

2

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

promotion

1

High Public Prosecutors' Office

1

to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

promotion; advancement

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

2

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

2

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

3

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

government service; official position; civil service

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

7

proper; right; reasonable

2

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

1

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

2

this for sure; certainly is

1

main thread (of a story)

1

boasting; bragging; talking big

1

definition

2

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

one's long-cherished desire

1

professional duties

1

accomplishment; execution

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

3

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

3

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

14

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

3

ah; oh; hey!

3

mule

1

Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy

1

to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

1

parasite

2

rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

1

the powers that be

1

to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope

1

hence; for that reason

3

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1