director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
board or officer's meeting
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to say too much; to go too far
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
huge rock; firmness; solidity
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
third day of the month; three days
complete; whole; perfect; safe
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
disclosure; exposure; revelation
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
biased coverage; biased media account; bias in reporting
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
handful; small amount; small number
wealthy person; millionaire
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to call in; to invite; to bring in
simple honesty; tactless frankness
multinational corporation; transnational corporation
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship