making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
interior design; interior; upholstery
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
blending of Japanese and Western styles
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
railway bridge; iron bridge
karahafu; bow-shaped eaves of a gabled roof; undulating gable; cusped gable
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
left side; left-hand side
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
nine times; twisting around many times
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
topic of discussion; agenda
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
un-; non-; negative prefix
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
emperor's arrival (at his office, etc.)
Toujou Hideki (1884.12.30-1948.12.23)