personal history; background; career
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
curtailment of expenditure; financial retrenchment
spy; secret agent; spying
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
eastern part; the east (of a region)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
influential person; man of importance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
along; parallel to; in accordance with
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
leader; authority; mainstay
internal conditions; true state of affairs
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
hard-line policy; tough measure
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
several people; a few people
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability