secret; private; surreptitious
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
influence; effect; impact
not limited to; not just ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
image; figure; figure; form; image
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
traitor (to one's country)
how many people; a number of people
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
ten; 10; ten years of age
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
spot; point; place; position
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
influence; clout; leverage
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
pre-war days; before the war
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
ideological slant; aspect of thought; intellectual character
postwar period; period after Second World War
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life