Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
at that time; in those days
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
distant place; faraway location; far away
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
three days and three nights
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
bygones; the past; past event
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
strategic resources; strategic materials
outsider; someone outside of a group
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
high and low (social standing)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)