poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
proximity of a monarch or lord
giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel
immediate follower (of the shogun)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
pride; boast; credit (to)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gracious command or words
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)
secret report to the emperor
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
craftsman; skilled artisan
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation (ritsuryo system)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing