toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
receiving; acceptance; reception
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
very recently; in the very recent past
old friend; old acquaintance
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
either way; in any case; one way or another
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
one's real father; natural father; biological father
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
company; corporation; workplace
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
(political) power; authority; influence
financial power; financial means; wealth
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to play a central role; to take a leading part
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict