master; teacher; stable master
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
prompt answer; immediate reply; direct answer; personal response; answering in person
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
to have the honor (of); to be favored (with); to be honored (with)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to take flight; to disappear
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
soldier; tactician; strategist
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
though one didn't intend (expect) to
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
fiction; fabrication; concoction
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
situation; developments; outcome
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
great emperor; ... the Great