one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
declaration; proclamation; announcement
rest; break; recess; intermission
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
personal affair; one's own affair
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
few decades; many decades; several decades
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
one thin flat object; one sheet
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
Imperial Family; Imperial Household