ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
evening; early night hours
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to go too far; to go to excess
leaving (fleeing) the capital
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement; imperial procession
three kinds; three varieties
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting