look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
history of a nation; Japanese history
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
accession to the throne; enthronement
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
imperial court; royal court
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
value; preciousness; nobility
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
expression; presentation; representation; notation
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
dependent on luck; matter of luck
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing