But can the Japanese public continue to accept an Imperial family, perceived by some as outdated, out of touch?

日本公众能不能继续接受一个皇室家族呢，皇室是否会被一些人认为是过时且脱节的？

And I believe that a certain number of Imperial family members are needed, as the number has been increasing rapidly.

而且我相信，随着数量的迅速增加，需要一定数量的皇室成员。

On the wall hangs a photo of Masako and an Imperial Family calendar.

墙上挂着雅子的照片和一本皇室日历。

She is the first imperial family member since World War II to not receive the payment.

她是二战以来首位没有领取这笔款项的皇室成员。

They've lost their Mandate from Heaven and the imperial family must be destroyed with an unrelenting furious wrath.

天命难违，我们必须以不屈不挠的愤怒推到皇室。

The look drew attention as a strong statement for someone marrying a princess in the traditional imperial family.

这种打扮引起了人们的注意，这被视为要与传统皇室公主结婚的某人的强烈声明。

Some critics say Mako's marriage brings attention to the difficulties faced by women in the Japanese imperial family.

一些批评人士表示，真子的婚姻让人们注意到日本皇室女性所面临的困难。

But conservatives still reject female succession and permitting women to be at the head of the imperial family.

但是保守派仍然拒绝女性继承以及允许女性成为皇室首脑。

The law says if a woman marries anyone outside of her own 18-member imperial family, she automatically becomes a commoner.

法律规定，如果女性皇室成员嫁给18名皇室成员以外的任何人，她就会自动成为一个平民。

Princess Ayako is no longer a member of the family of the imperial family now that she has married a commoner.

绫子公主嫁给了一个平民，已经不再是皇室的一员了。

Mako earlier refused to accept a 140 million yen -- about $1.23 million -- payment offered to her for leaving the imperial family.

真子早些时候拒绝了从皇室出嫁应得的1。4亿日元（约合123万美元）的嫁妆。

But we hear women from the imperial family are not going to be allowed into some of these enthronement ceremonies. Why is that?

不过我们了解到，日本皇室的女性成员不能参加登基典礼。为什么？

They are related to the Imperial Family.

他们与皇室有关。

When he finally reached the capital, St. Petersburg, Rasputin used his charisma and connections to win favor with the imperial family's spiritual advisor.

当拉斯普丁终于抵达首都圣彼得堡，他用他的魅力和人脉赢得了皇室家庭精神顾问的青睐。

For so long, the nation's policies revolved around the whims of the Imperial Family.

长期以来，国家的政策围绕着皇室的一时兴起。

Though Kyoto remained home to the imperial family, and was thus the official capital, Edo soon became pre-eminent.

虽然京都仍然是皇室的家，因此成为官方首都，但江户很快就变得举足轻重。

The pepper steadily spread to other rural regions of China, but its pungent, overpowering flavour barred it from getting near the tables of imperial or upper-class families.

辣椒逐渐传播到中国其他农村地区，但它辛辣、强烈的味道使它无法接近皇室或上流家族的餐桌。

Better known as the emperor Trajan. This practice of selecting a qualified adult male, adopting him into the imperial family and grooming him for the job is called co-option.

也就是后来的图拉真皇帝。这种挑选一个资质合格的成年男性，收养进入皇室家庭，培养其成为继任者。

The gold, silver, jade, enamel and lacquer wares businesses were mostly monopolized by the imperial family who were regardless of production cost.

金、银、玉器、珐琅、漆器生意大多被皇室垄断，不顾生产成本。

I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

我在你们所有人面前宣布，我的一生，无论是长是短，都将献给你们，并为我们伟大的皇室服务，我们都属于这个大家庭。