beginning of the year; early in the New Year
experimental; provisional
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
government office; public office
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
how; in what way; by what means
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
senior high school student
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
second lieutenant (JGSDF)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
of course; certainly; naturally
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
business; work; operations; service; duties
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit