reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
way; method; means; resource; course
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
information; news; report; reward; retribution
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
rational; reasonable; logical
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
explanation; interpretation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be helpful; to be useful
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
the right person in the right place
seeing one off; farewell; escort
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
society; the world; the times