Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
to be pleased with; to suit
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
imperial throne; the Crown
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
wife who is older than her husband
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
without doubt; certain; sure
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
talent; man of outstanding learning and virtue
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be manageable; to be able to handle
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
half the body; half length
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
leopard (Panthera pardus)
brook running across meadowland; small river flowing through a field
to lose sight of; to miss