imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
person conducting a ritual; priest directing a ceremony; chief priest; conducting a ritual
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
one theory; one opinion; another theory
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to move around; to move about; to get around
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to make merry; to be festive
to become fraught with emotion
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
several minutes; a few minutes
gate (of a property); (in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
historical play; period drama
migration; move; emigration; immigration