imperial envoy;  imperial messenger
 imperial decree;  imperial edict
 secret order of the Emperor;  confidential imperial command
 imperially-commissioned poetry anthology
 compilation for the emperor;  emperor's literary production
 Imperial Rescript on Education (1890)
 poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439);  Imperial collection of poetry
 imperial order;  imperial will
 imperial order;  imperial decree;  imperial command
 emperor's reply;  reply to the emperor
 disobeying the emperor's order
 Edict of Milan;  313 CE edict that proclaimed religious tolerance in the Roman Empire
 receiving an imperial decree;  obeying an imperial decree
 imperial envoy gate;  temple gate used by imperial envoy
 theme of the Imperial Poetry Contest
 imperial decision;  imperial sanction;  direct ruling of the Emperor (under the Meiji constitution)
 Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors (1882)
 command sanctioned by the emperor;  imperial command
 temple built at the order of the emperor
 meaning or gist of a decree
 Imperial Rescript on Education (1890)
 shrine whose rituals are attended by an imperial envoy (who presents offerings)
 festival held by imperial order
 deep modesty;  deep discretion