promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
supervisory auditor; member of inspection committee
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
pleased to make your acquaintance
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
occasional; infrequent; rare
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
civil service examination
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
eating; bite (in fishing)
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
so what!; who gives a damn?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
community-based; local-based
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to make one's rounds; to patrol
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
gem; jewel; precious stone
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
ability; capability; competence; skill
police investigator; investigator
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively