imperial villa;  royal villa;  detached palace
 female court attendant;  court lady
 constellations of the zodiac
 Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
 second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)
(arch.)  hermit's residence;  retired emperor's palace
 Leo (5th zodiacal sign);  the Lion
 Virgo (6th zodiacal sign);  the Virgin
 Taurus (2nd zodiacal sign);  the Bull
 Libra (7th zodiacal sign);  the Scales
 Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign);  the Archer
 Heijō Palace;  Imperial palace in ancient Nara
 Gemini (3rd zodiacal sign);  the Twins
 Tiangong (Chinese space program)
 Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign);  the Archer
 Minister of the Imperial Household
 Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)