the last remaining piece (which people are reluctant to take for themselves)
objectification; objectifying
visit by an emperor or noble
might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
problematic divorce; (lit.) divorce drama
downward tendency; decay; decline
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
blunder; slip; error; error
degree of cloudiness; cloud cover
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design
cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk
speech; manner of speaking
young wife; young married woman
dish dressed with sesame sauce
to be hesitant; to feel timid
giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel
Minister of the Imperial Household
to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
communications (e.g. post, telegraph)