your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
parting; separation; farewell
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
order of chivalry; chivalric order
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
members; member; constituent
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
block votes (e.g. of a labor union, labour union)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
departure; leaving; starting; standing
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude