kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
relation; relative; kind; cordial
deep affection; dear; beloved
blood relationship; blood relative
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
non-biological parents (step-parents, parents-in-law, etc.)
a personal guard or bodyguard
nearest kin; nearest of blood; next of kin; nearest relative
friendship; good fellowship
signature of an emperor or noble
matter personally decided by the emperor
first-degree relative; member of one's immediate family
official appointed by the Emperor
alignment with the Western powers of America and Europe
superficially cordial but actually uninterested
Treaty of Shimoda (1855); treaty initiating official relations between Russia and Japan