expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
ago; since; before; previous
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
all people; the whole nation
to prostrate oneself before
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
in history; ever; historical
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
surroundings; environs; circumference
the other day; some time ago; recently
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
reliance; trust; faith; confidence