top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to incur someone's enmity
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
death penalty; capital punishment
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
not necessarily so; is not always true
instant; moment; for an instant
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
ministries and government offices; the authorities
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
control; management; supervision
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
pride in one's strength or skill
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
defense; defence; guard; policing; security