private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
complete revocation; total retraction
to come back; to bloom a second time
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen
nowadays; now; at present
your health and prosperity
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
all hindrances; all obstacles
to make time; to find time; to arrange to do
attendance; presence; appearance
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
in high spirits; excited; energetic
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)