enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
just because; even if; even though
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
at that time; in those days
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
Tenryaku era (947.4.22-957.10.27)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
posterity; future life; life to come
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
consideration; taking into account
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
Houjou Takatoki (1303-33)
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
land under the control of the imperial household or the shogunate
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
besides; moreover; in addition
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)