imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
Son of God; child of an emperor
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
successive generations; successive emperors
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
professor; teaching; instruction
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
state of mind; mentality; psychology
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
imperial decree; imperial edict
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
will; testament; last request
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
descendant; posterity; offspring
various countries; various regions; various provinces
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many