since some time ago; for quite a while; already
secretary (government); director; chief
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
when it becomes; when it comes to
government official; clerk
training; education; development; cultivation
graduation ceremony; commencement
every year; yearly; annually
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
celebration; congratulations
attendance (at a meeting)
all present; all concerned; all of us
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
taking a commemorative photo
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
body guard; military escort
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
one party; one faction; one clique
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)