内閣
cabinet, ministry
→ The Prime Minister inaugurated a new cabinet.
体制
system, structure, regime, setup
→ It is necessary to review the company's management system.
有力な
influential, powerful, prominent, leading
→ He is an influential and prominent candidate for the next presidency.
声明する
statement, declaration (to declare, issue a statement)
→ The President officially issued a joint declaration.
会見する
interview, press conference (to hold an interview/press conference)
→ The president held a press conference regarding the cause of the accident.
意向
intention, wish, purpose
→ The project was advanced in accordance with the president's intentions.
弁明する
explanation, vindication, defense (to explain, vindicate)
→ He sought an opportunity to explain and vindicate his actions.
明かす
to reveal, to disclose; to spend (the night awake)
→ She finally revealed and disclosed her deep-seated secret.
率いる
to lead, to spearhead, to command
→ The coach led the team and participated in the Olympic Games.
結成する
formation, organization (to form, organize a group)
→ Students organized and formed a volunteer group.
保守的な
conservative
→ My grandfather is an extremely conservative person who cherishes tradition.
極端な
extreme, radical
→ Extreme dieting exerts an unhealthy, bad influence on the body.
賢明な
wise, prudent, sensible, sagacious
→ I think investing here is a wise and prudent choice.
思惑
speculation, ulterior motive, calculation
→ Each sovereign country operates with its own calculations and motives.
うやむやな
vague, ambiguous, hazy (to hush up, gloss over)
→ Rather than hushing up problems vaguely, we should resolve them clearly.
可決する
passage, approval (to approve, pass a bill)
→ The budget proposal was passed by a majority vote.
押し切る
to overcome opposition, to force one's way through
→ Pushing through his parents' staunch opposition, he married her.
委ねる
to entrust, to leave to, to abandon oneself to
→ There is nothing to do but entrust the final outcome to pure luck.
当選する
election (to be elected, win an election)
→ She brilliantly won election in her very first political campaign.
棄権する
abstention, forfeiture (to abstain, withdraw)
→ Due to injury, the athlete forfeited and withdrew from the match.
暴露する
exposure, unmasking (to expose, unmask, disclose)
→ A whistleblower exposed and unveiled the company's corrupt wrongdoing.
欺く
to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool
→ It was an ingenious method tailored to deceive and fool people's eyes.
遺憾な
regrettable, deplorable, lamentable
→ The President stated that the current situation was deeply deplorable and regrettable.
賄賂
bribe, kickback, graft
→ Both offering and receiving bribes are strictly forbidden by law.
背く
to go against, to disobey, to betray
→ Running contrary to his parents' expectations, he chose the path of art.
過ち
mistake, blunder, fault, error
→ Even now, I deeply repent the mistakes and blunders of my youth.
狙う
to aim at, to target, to be on the lookout for
→ The cat crept up quietly, aiming squarely at the mouse.