to play a central role; to take a leading part
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
management; administration; operation
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
headquarters; head office; main office
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
state secrets; secrets of the state
Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (2013); Secret Information Protection Act
long ago; previous; of a former age
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
release; liberation; acquittal
freedom; free man; free woman
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
planning; project; plan; design
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
simply; merely; only; solely
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
deadly serious; deadly earnest
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance