to accord someone every courtesy
way; method; means; resource; course
suggestion; hint; implication
I told you so; you see that?
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
granted that; even if; even though
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
dark clouds; black clouds
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
congratulation; celebration
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
duty; obligation; responsibility
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
delivering a message to the emperor