His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to rally; to make a comeback
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
useless resistance; vain struggle
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
storehouse; warehouse; godown
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down