affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
administration of justice
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
social; societal; societary
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
division (of company); operations department
investment; contribution; financing
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
victim; injured party; sufferer
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
article; news story; report; account
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide