Emperor Go-Toba; Go-Toba Tenno (1180-1239 CE, reigning: 1183-1198 CE)
all living things must die
man from eastern Japan (esp. Edo or elsewhere in the Kanto region)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
the Emperor's person or presence
morning and evening; all the time
to change; to shift; to come and go
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
happiness in the next world
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
sidelocks; hair at the temples
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
honorific affix; honorific prefix
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
Son of God; child of an emperor
one's own child; one's own children
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond