to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(short) rest; breather; break
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
during; for the duration of
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
chief vassal; senior statesman
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
several times; a few times
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
lodging host; lodging place
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
advanced level; high grade; senior