main force; chief object; mainline
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
successor; replacement; second wife
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
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bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to be relieved of one's post
job-related; in the course of one's work
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
flexible (of people); open-minded
arrest on a separate charge
custody; detention; confinement
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
full payment; liquidation
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
change of occupation; career change
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
discipline; punishment; reprimand
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
arrogant; haughty; insolent
fake; something false; sham; deception