privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
either way; in any case; one way or another
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
Hanshin Tigers (Japanese pro baseball team)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
female university student; female college student
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
at some point in the past; at some stage
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
world-class; (of) high global reputation
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case