imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
various families; various schools of thought
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
wherein; therein; thereinto
flying bird; soaring bird
(your, his, her) daughter
(short-term) leave allowed a servant
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
I see; that's right; indeed
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
wealthy person; millionaire
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun