to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
counter for generations; epoch
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
people; citizens; subjects; folk
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to serve; to work for; to attend
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
personal; individual; private
acquaintance; appreciative friend
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
reign; being on the throne
thousands; several thousand
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
old friend; old acquaintance
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
polite; respectful; reverent
stirring; slight movement