indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
military affairs; military service
government office; agency; board
secretary (government); director; chief
Director General of Science and Technology Agency
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
successor; replacement; second wife
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
police officer; policeman; constable
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to pass (of time); to elapse
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
bright sunshine; broad daylight
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)