to scuttle off; to take flight
button (clothing); push-button; button
badge of rank; rank insignia
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
direct control; direct supervision
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
according to plan; as planned
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
black-market channels; illegal channels
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
moderate faction; moderates
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
leader (of an alliance); leading power
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
disclosure; exposure; revelation
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
condition; state (of health); appearance
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
steering (of a boat); steerage
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)