課長 【かちょう】
N4 news

Noun

section manager

Also: section chief

In the Genkai town mayoral election, a former department head won for the first time; the focus now will be on addressing the next steps regarding the "nuclear waste" investigation.

The Saga Prefecture Genkai Town mayoral election was held on the 26th, and Daizo Hidaka, a 55-year-old independent newcomer and former town department head, defeated Shin Taro Wakiyama, the 69-year-old incumbent also running as an independent who was seeking his third term, to win the election.

食べ物 【たべもの】
N5 news

Noun

food

食べ物たべもの作っつくっ売っうっている ひともいます。

Some people make food and sell it.

移る 【うつる】
N4 news

Godan verb with 'ru' ending

to move (to another place or state)

Also: to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to be transferred

In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun, Mr. Mon admitted that his company had not obtained the necessary permits but stated, “We believed that the permit was transferred to us because we acquired the business from another company that held a rental car license.”

持つ 【もつ】
Review N5 science

Godan verb with 'tsu' ending

to hold (in one's hand)

Also: to take; to carry

緊迫するイラン情勢を受けて、政府は国が持っている石油の「国家備蓄」の放出を26日から始めました。

In response to the increasingly tense situation in Iran, the government began releasing oil from the country's "national reserve" on the 26th.