this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Imperial cortege (procession)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
together with; same; both; all; including ...
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
neighboring country; neighbouring country; provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryo system)
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
government service; the bureaucracy
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
each (every) time; whenever
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
deep affection; dear; beloved
evening; last night; yesterday evening
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
laziness; indolence; misfeasance; nonfeasance; kausidya
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
in the future; another day; later
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy