to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
a rival horse or candidate
to find out; to discover; to locate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
recommendation; referral; endorsement
importance; emphasis; stress
to order; to command; to appoint
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
name recognition; established reputation
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
National Medical Practitioners Qualifying Examination
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
article; news story; report; account
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment