a question from the emperor
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
hokora; small wayside shrine
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to score points with (a person)
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
very important person; super star; super big shot
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
school of one's (first, second) choice
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
nothing but; none other than
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
security; stability; safety; peace
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
in person; personally; (do) oneself
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake