presidential system; presidential government
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
guess; conjecture; surmise
jokingly; in the form of a joke
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
second-year student; biennial
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
general mobilization; general mobilisation
Ganymede (moon of Jupiter)
triton (nucleus of tritium); Triton (son of Poseidon, in Greek mythology); Triton (moon of Neptune)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
prospects of victory; chances of success
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
present; gift; to give a present or gift
bedside; near one's pillow
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)