Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to emphasize; to attach importance to
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
great (waka) poet; immortal poet
historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
disciple; pupil; follower
power relations; balance of power (between)
social status; social position
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to differ; to vary; to disagree
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
average; leveling; levelling
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
face; looks; vestiges; trace
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn