top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
presidential system; presidential government
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
the government; Administration
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
trust; confidence; credence
solidarity; joint; collective
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
en masse resignation of the cabinet
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
tenth day of the month; ten days
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
dismissal (from a position); discharge
way; method; means; resource; course
striking; remarkable; considerable
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
prosecution; indictment; impeachment
member of the House of Councillors
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them