safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
company director; board member
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
reopening after renovation
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
toast; congratulatory cup
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
how many years; how long; what year
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
unfortunately; regrettably
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
illegitimate child; secret love child
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
forcibly; by force; against one's will
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
economic world; financial circles; business community
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
centre of (political) power
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody