clever; of quick intellect
admiration; being impressed (by)
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
important person; strategic person; key figure
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to rank next to; to come after
vice-minister; undersecretary
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
almost; roughly; approximately
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to return a favor (favour); to repay
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
covering; protection; backing; relief
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
next term; next period; next version; next release
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
distrust; unjust suspicion
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
good impression; favorable impression
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument