false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
government service; the bureaucracy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
hereditary system; hereditary succession
(political) power; authority; influence
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
rule; reign; government; governing
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
powerful person; influential person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category