to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
outskirts; periphery; environs
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
old bones; aged body; advanced age
to act young; to look young
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
divide and rule; divide and conquer
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to add; to write a postscript
friction; discord; strife
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
interest; rights; concession
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to be at a loss for words
knowing; being aware (of)
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
fearfully; timidly; nervously
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words