government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
long-established; old-established; traditional
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
scale; scope; plan; structure
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
power; authority; jurisdiction
national defence forces; national security forces
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to control; to command; to get the better of
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
without; but if; otherwise; or else
order; sequence; procedure
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
directions; instructions; orders; command
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to cause someone to worry
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering