something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
sincerity; true heart; devotion
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
way of talking; speaking style
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to be ill; to suffer from
intelligence network; information network
the place for; the time for; the level of
preservation; retainment; keeping
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
chief; main; principal; major
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years