Japan; the (Japanese) empire
(Japanese) empress; queen
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
(Japanese) imperial succession
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
(divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire
emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
Imperial Way Faction (of the Imperial Japanese Army)
the benevolent Imperial rule; the Imperial Way
imperial grandchild or descendant
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
Imperial era; system of counting years from the start of Emperor Jinmu's reign in 660 BC
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
empress's residence; empress
membership of the Imperial family
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
Imperial heir; Crown Prince
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Roman Curia; Curia Romana; Vatican
imperial family; relatives of the Emperor
destiny of the emperor; prosperity of the imperial throne
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)
making people subjects of the emperor; imperialisation; imperialization
in great haste; hurriedly; in a hurry
eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent
tomb of Japanese emperor; Japanese imperial burial site
imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation
ancestors of the Imperial Family
(arch.) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)
the emperor as a symbol of Japan; symbolic emperor
foundation of imperial rule
(arch.) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)
female emperor (of Japan)
emperor-centered historiography (of Japan)
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
little emperor; spoilt only child (in China)
the Imperial Household expenses
shrine of imperial ancestors
clans supposedly descended from the imperial family
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Imperial descendant (posterity)
Imperial Household Shinto
equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors
twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods
loyalist to the emperor; imperial loyalist
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners
the (deceased) father of the current emperor
Emperor's Cup; trophy given to tournament winners
allowance allotted to the Imperial family
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor (either male or female) whose mother is (was) a member of the Imperial family but whose father is (was) not
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
grandfather of the emperor
rank of emperor; the imperial throne
Imperial Declaration of Humanity (renunciation of imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)
traditional Chinese medicine
Old Imperial Family; former Imperial family; eleven former houses of the Imperial Family stripped of membership in 1947
patrilineal imperial succession (Japan)
prosperity to the emperor
prosperity to the emperor
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
palace gate; imperial palace
deceased grandfather of the emperor
deceased grandmother of the emperor
deceased Queen Mother; deceased Empress Dowager