to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to come and go; to go back and forth
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
secret; private; surreptitious
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
person standing watch; guard duty
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
release; liberation; acquittal
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
state secrets; secrets of the state
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
domestic affairs; internal administration
foreign policy; diplomatic affairs
ability; capability; skill
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
government official; public servant; civil servant
the late emperor; preceding emperor
death (of an emperor); demise
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
organs of the state; machinery of the state
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
bureau director; office chief
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system