Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
Heike family; Taira family
the said person; he; she; same surname
(a person's) family background; lineage
family name; lineage; birth; clan
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
chief brewer at a sake brewery
(a person's) family background; lineage
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
anonymous person; a nobody
Shō clan (royal family of the Ryukyu Kingdom)
parishioner representative
Joseon Dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty
person who turns up at the right moment to help
lineal descendant; clan member
uji-kabane system; system of clans and hereditary titles (of the Yamato court)
nurture over nature; how one is brought up matters more than one's origins
shrine built to a guardian deity
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you; fuck off and die; kill yourself
Hansen's disease; leprosy
the order forced on Koreans to change their names to Japanese ones
Réaumur temperature scale; degrees Réaumur
Réaumur temperature scale; degrees Réaumur
genji-e; ukiyo-e depicting scenes from The Tale of Genji
charm for shrine visitors
shrine visitors' register
the said person; the target (person)
ancient clan record (incl. their origins, their achievements, etc.)
Fahrenheit temperature; degrees Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit temperature; degrees Fahrenheit
Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis; Beta Ori; (lit.) Genji star
eldest son; older brother; older sister; older person; head of a clan; head of a region
blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator
even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)
Kingdom of Tungning (Taiwan, 1661-1683); Koxinga dynasty