today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
originally; by nature; from the start
moderate faction; moderates
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
river; stream; River; the ... river
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to glare at each other; to confront each other
wherein; therein; thereinto
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
recuperation; medical treatment
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
discovery; detection; finding
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such