If you recall the plot of A Christmas Carol, it did require Scrooge to have a friend (Marley) send those spirits. Louella falls short on that requirement. I wonder how that poor little dog is now.
I can hear Nat King Cole singing now.
"Unbelievable. That's what you are..." To the tune of Unforgettable.
Radically changes the tone and meaning, doesn't it?
Discombobulate is described as a 'fanciful mock-Latin coinage' popular in the mid 19th Century. There are others of its kind, such as, absquatulate, confusticate, and spifflicate.
Thermodynamic efficiency aside, nuclear is still king. More reliable and deliver maximum power 92% of the time. One nuclear plant replaces almost two coal/gas plants and three to four renewable plants with equal generation capacity.
The tattoos, fine suits, bodyguards, and vague 'business business' is classic Yakuza. We're given a family name and the Imperial family pool is small, so not related.
Japanese society is very complex. While homosexuality has never been a crime in Japan and 68 percent are supportive of those who are gay, there is no gay marriage since the constitution proscribed after WWII defines marriage as being between a man and woman. Partners resort to adult adoption to insure legal rights. Additionally, employers often enforce the Confucian tenets of marriage and procreation. Unmarried males are not eligible for promotion.
I would imagine a man as powerful as Kenji's father already knows. How could he not being trailed constantly by bodyguards? His desire would be to keep it discreet.