frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
intelligence network; information network
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
important person; strategic person; key figure
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
hookah; shishah; waterpipe; alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
internal (domestic) affairs
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
disputed area; contested land; territory under dispute
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
my lord; my master; you; my dear
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
our country; our land; one's own country
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
death from disease; death from illness
last days; the end; one's fate
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
up until now; as recently as the present
to pull wires; to pull strings
all year round; all the time; year in and year out