career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
succession; continuation; series; sequence
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
suddenly; all of a sudden
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
(social) position; status
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
(one's) quota; assignment
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
on the occasion of; at the time of
superiority; predominance
absolutely; positively; decidedly
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed