official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
the very best; excellent; superb
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
immediately; at once; instantly
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
race (of people); type of person
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
science and technology; scientific technique
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
exchange of blows; long rally
coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc.)
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
establishment; settlement
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be helpful; to be useful
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
common law; customary law (in international law)
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation