individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
government; administration; ministry
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to yell; to rant; to rave
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
death from disease; death from illness
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
script; screenplay; scenario
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious