firm; strong; solid; stable
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
Emperor Junnin; Junnin Tenno (733-765 CE, reigning: 758-764 CE)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
fertile shoot of field horsetail
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
(social) position; status
furnishings; implements; equipment
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
one's own handwriting; autograph
photostat; photographic plate; photogravure
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
nature; property; disposition
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
sacred art; religious art
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
remaining; left-over; excess
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era