to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
soldier; combatant; warrior
commander; commanding officer; CO
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
another family; another house
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
declaration; proclamation; announcement
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
dwelling; house; residence; address
how; in what way; how about; questionable
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
to spend time (on doing something)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle