lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
Heike family; Taira family
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
Emperor Kammu; Kammu Tenno (737-806 CE, reigning: 781-806 CE)
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
member of the Imperial family; royalty; beautiful clouds
blood of Christ (Eucharist)
to speak ill of; to disparage
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
evening; last night; yesterday evening
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
base (military, expedition, etc.)
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)