government-paid secretary
bribery case; bribery scandal; graft case
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
former president of a company
to backfire; to have a harmful result
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
choosing between two things; two choices
giving; provision; furnishing
according to plan; as planned; on target
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
reason for being; raison d'être
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
great mountain; large mountain
illegitimate child; secret love child
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
delivery; transfer; hand-over