(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
domestic affairs; internal administration
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
the real criminal; true culprit
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
official announcement; proclamation
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
postponement; deferment; adjournment
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened