御

ox-drawn coach

lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering

body of Christ (Eucharist)

reign of an emperor of Japan

mausoleum

shrine

the (imperial) court

sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun

misfortune; calamity

ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead

room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs

Historical term

imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War

Honorific

portrait or photo of a person of high rank

gate for important persons; gate of honor

a recommendation; an order

imperial estate

Archaic

leader of a nobleman's cavalcade

みさき only

animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox)

(your) school

Christianity

God's word; word of God

Shinto; Usu. pronounced おんし at Ise Shrine

low-ranking priest

Buddhism

pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha

court banquet

music playing in imperial court

imperial villa

Honorific; Buddhism

upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

convenience; suitability; availability

scholar beholden to the government; self-serving academic; scholar who toadies up to government authorities

Originally from the secret language of court ladies

walk; walking