office (e.g. the Oval Office)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
(exercising) the right to command
ministries and government offices; the authorities
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
avoiding or dodging responsibility
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
senior high school; high school
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
moment to quit; way to quit
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
trend of the times; way things are going
ability to get things done
hard worker; hardworking person
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off