middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
next term; next period; next version; next release
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(political) power; authority; influence
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
producer (film, TV, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
man; male; masculine gender
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
consequence; outcome; result; blame
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
female company president; female CEO
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
in a sense; in some way; to an extent