How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
accomplishment; execution
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
interior; inside; internal
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to return a favor (favour); to repay
the other day; a few days ago
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should