lieutenant general; vice-admiral
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
imperial order; imperial decree
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
many; much; plenty; hardly
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
caller; visitor; company; guest
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
decision; determination; resolution
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)