high (government) official
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
degree of relative priority
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
priority; order of precedence
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
still; even now; to this day
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
general mobilization; general mobilisation
calamity; disaster; accident
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person