(honorific, archaic) a term of address for an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan

(honorific, archaic) a term of address for an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan

(honorific, archaic) a term of address for an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan

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to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

a document with the emperor's seal