unheard-of; unprecedented
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
departure; leaving; starting; standing
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
enactment; establishment; creation
(railway) buffer stop; bumper; bumping post
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
letter; missive; note; mail
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to continue (going along some trend)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
other than; excluding; without
appearance; figure; shape; form
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
form of government; system of government; polity
next generation; future generation
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to roll up; to be rolled up
old ceremonial court dress
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to perceive; to understand
equals sign; equality sign