reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
stationing (troops); garrisoning
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
personal attendant; valet; maid
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
immediately; right away; on the spot
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
in respect of; in regard to; as for
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
princess; daughter of a nobleman
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave