priority; order of precedence
optimism; taking an optimistic view
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
by your leave; with your permission
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
political measures; policy
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
arrest; apprehension; capture
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to state; to say; to tell; to express
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
to put into effect; to put into practice
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
corridor; hallway; passageway
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
in name but not in reality
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to intend; to be sure that
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
sincere; earnest; serious
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
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
lately; recently; these days
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)