younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
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
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to look upwards; to look up
pride; boast; credit (to)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
returning no more (usu. of a person who has died); dying
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
and then; and so; and; so then
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight