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On-Yomi: チ — Kun-Yomi: お.く、-お.き

Koohii stories:

1) [icamonkey] 11-8-2008(287): Working in retail you learn the placement of any item should be at eye level so it's seen straightaway.

2) [jimsublimeman] 30-10-2007(188): On the JET Programme, many people have their eye on a placement in Tokyo, Osaka or another big city, and write it on their application form. They are usually sent to the countryside straightaway.

3) [dingomick] 6-3-2007(53): To ensure the correct placement of anything, your turn your eye sideways and look straightaway to line it up. (Image: something specific your fixing correct placement for. Maybe trying to fit a fishhook through the eye of a neele…).

4) [strugglebunny] 4-1-2009(15): The placement of a cyclopes' eye allows him to only look straightaway.

5) [uberclimber] 14-3-2011(10): At the job placement centre, you have to keep your eye ON the listings and apply straightaway, or you'll miss out on the chance of a lifetime. 置く おく put, keep, leave; 位置 (いち) : location, position.

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