degree

aboriginal (original; indigenous)

autocracy, dictatorship (a government led by a dictator) / making decisions for a group by oneself, tyranny

to rule as a dictator / to make decisions for others by oneself, to behave tyrannically

slipping someone's mind

slip someone's mind

Dushanbe (the capital city of Tajikistan)

Dubai (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates) / Dubai (the capital city of Dubai emirate, United Arab Emirates)

bandit

Kyūjitai form of 独裁 (“dictatorship”)