variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
right (to do something); authority; power
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
person who has committed suicide
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
under control (e.g. of territory)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
only recently; just of late
casualties; injuries and deaths
settlement; solution; resolution
to torment; to torture; to harass
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
Ark of the Covenant (Judaism); tabernacle (Catholicism)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
very recently; in the very recent past
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
intensive; concentrated; focused
scandal; deplorable event
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
shady; underhanded; questionable
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
work experience; work history