wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
template; run of the mill; formulaic
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
maintaining the status quo
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
from the viewpoint of; according to
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
influential person; man of importance
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
Minister of Finances; Minister for the Economy
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
several people; a few people
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
Minister of Labor (Labour)
medical care; medical treatment
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide