labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
region; limits; stage; level
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
dominion; territory; possession
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
generation; lifetime; age
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)
possession; retention; maintenance
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation