change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
one more time; once more; once again
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
particularly; only; in the case of
to forget to say; to forget to mention
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
promotion; raising of status
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
power; authority; jurisdiction
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
entrance; admission; entering
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
guard; security (officer); guardsman
clerk; office worker; office staff
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it's been a long time; long time no see
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to take command; to give direction
sharing; division; draw; tie
there being no use in arguing (about it)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy