personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
difficult to ...; hard to ...
triumphant return; returning in triumph
living room (Japanese-style)
one large ...; a great ...
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
peace conference; peace negotiations
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
world situation; world affairs
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
loyal retainer; loyal subject
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
edict; public announcement
performance of one's official duties
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)