Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
(Japanese) imperial succession
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince; His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
Empress Dowager; Queen Mother
Imperial heir; Crown Prince
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
younger brother of an Emperor
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
membership of the Imperial family
the emperor as a symbol of Japan; symbolic emperor
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
Imperial Household Council
(divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire
emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
the benevolent Imperial rule; the Imperial Way
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor descended from the imperial line through the maternal side
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
(former) Papal States; Vatican City
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)
female emperor (of Japan)
Roman Curia; Curia Romana; Vatican
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
Imperial era; system of counting years from the start of Emperor Jimmu's reign in 660 BCE
imperial grandchild or descendant
in great haste; hurriedly; in a hurry
Imperial Way Faction (of the Imperial Japanese Army)
empress's residence; empress
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
tomb of Japanese emperor; Japanese imperial burial site
shrine of imperial ancestors
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
Old Imperial Family; former Imperial family; eleven former houses of the Imperial Family stripped of membership in 1947
imperial court; Japanese Imperial Court; (arch.) Japan
Imperial Household Economy Council
Imperial Household Finance Act
destiny of the emperor; prosperity of the imperial throne
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)
Emperor's Cup; trophy given to tournament winners
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)
imperial family; relatives of the Emperor
(arch.) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor
allowance allotted to the Imperial family
making people subjects of the emperor; imperialisation; imperialization
eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent
imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox
ancestors of the Imperial Family
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)
foundation of imperial rule
emperor-centered historiography (of Japan)
(arch.) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox
patrilineal imperial succession (Japan)
little emperor; spoilt only child (in China)
first emperor to rule the land (title of Emperor Sujin)
first emperor to rule the land (title bestowed upon Emperor Jimmu on his coronation)
the Imperial Household expenses
loyalist to the emperor; imperial loyalist
Research Institute for the Japanese Classics (1882-1946)
equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods
Imperial descendant (posterity)
clans supposedly descended from the imperial family
Imperial Household Shinto
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners
first emperor to rule the land (title of Emperor Sujin)
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
the (deceased) father of the current emperor
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
grandfather of the emperor
rank of emperor; the imperial throne
Imperial Declaration of Humanity (renunciation of imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)
traditional Chinese medicine
prosperity to the emperor
prosperity to the emperor
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
palace gate; imperial palace
deceased grandfather of the emperor
deceased grandmother of the emperor
deceased Queen Mother; deceased Empress Dowager