illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (heavenly gathering of clouds sword; one of the three Imperial regalia)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
prince's message; command of a prince
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
to dance; to perform a dance
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
rear guard; reserve troops
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
loved one; lover; sweetheart
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
setting on fire; setting afire
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
as is habit; the way life normally is
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)