to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
belief; faith; conviction
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
offering of cloth (rope, paper, etc.)
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
imperial edict (written in a classical grandiose style)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
addition; annexation; appendage
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to rule; to govern; to administer
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
voluntary; optional; free; elective
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(things) being complete, tranquil, and in harmony
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
idealization; idealisation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
communal eating of food that has been offered to a god; sacrificial meal; eating together (with family, friends, etc.); communal dining
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
sedge hat and straw rain cape
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent