morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
in the end; at the end of the day
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
history of Japan; Japanese history
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
total hours spent working
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
manners; courtesy; etiquette
honor; honour; credit; prestige
jumping to a hasty conclusion
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
Yamagata Aritomo (1838.6.14-1922.2.1)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
Katsura Kogorou (1833-77)
stimulating; exciting; provocative