stratagems and artifice; political maneuvering; tactics and schemes

💡 Nuance & Usage: Refers to elaborate and often manipulative schemes, strategies, and tricks used to gain power, advantage, or to control others, especially in politics or warfare. Implies clever but sometimes unscrupulous methods. (権力や利益を得るため、あるいは他人を操るために用いられる、巧妙で複雑な策略や計略のこと。政治や戦術の文脈で使われ、時にずる賢い手段を指す。)