to act in a manipulative or strategic way to gain advantage
有利を得るために操作的または戦略的な方法で行動する (yūri o eru tame ni sōsa-teki mata wa senryaku-teki na hōhō de kōdō suru)
"He was accused of trying to play politics instead of focusing on the nation’s welfare."
"彼は国の福祉に集中する代わりに、プレイ・ポリティクスをしようとしていると非難された。" (Kare wa kuni no fukushi ni shūchū suru kawari ni, **purei poritikusu** o shiyou to shite iru to hinan sareta.)
a small or trivial lie
to resolve small problems or imperfections
taking advantage of a current trend or success
to start working seriously
feeling angry or embarrassed
to confront something that scares you
