influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
registered architect with a first-class license
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
younger scholar; future reference
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to call together; to convene
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
systematic; organized; organizational
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
unlicensed gambling establishment
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
inscrutable; incomprehensible
person concerned; interested party; related party
basis for decision; evidence for judging
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale