to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to serve; to work for; to attend
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
audience (with a person of high standing)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
imperial bridal party's entry into the court
how; in what way; how about
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sincerity; true heart; devotion