basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
huge rock; firmness; solidity
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
impassioned speech; fervent speech
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work
to ascend (the throne); to accede
to be damaged; to receive damage
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
point of compromise; common ground
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
job title; name of one's position
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
other than; excluding; without
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
as soon as possible; ASAP
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)