imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
imperial bridal party's entry into the court
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
girl; young (unmarried) woman
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
Heike family; Taira family
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
Japan and the Philippines
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
execution; punishment; spanking