to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
secrecy; highly classified information
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
(full) name; family name and given name
internal or domestic affairs
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
Chief Cabinet Secretary (1879-1947)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
cabinet (of a government); ministry
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)