statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
sincere; earnest; serious
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
at that time; in those days
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
separation of church and state
civilian control (of the military)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
constitution; rules; regulation
clear writing; specification
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(full) name; family name and given name
purification through fasting and abstinence; confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
library (usu. single-room); small library