distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
remaining years (of an old person's life)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
established practice; custom
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
to become decrepit; to become senile
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand