polite; respectful; reverent
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
transactions; dealings; business
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
with a roaring sound (of water or wind); sound of feet stamping on the ground; whoa! (command used to stop or quieten down a horse, etc.)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression; classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
fluent (in a language); flowing
word; term; language; speech
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
still (continuing); as ever; further