Emperor Shijou; Shijou Tenno (1231-1242 CE, reigning: 1232-1242 CE)
being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
to entreat; to request earnestly
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
poem or song written by the emperor
written imperial order (late Heian period)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
office organization; office organisation; management; managerial post
buying; purchasing; laying in
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus); (arch.) bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus)
the shogunate (administration)
military system; military organization; military organisation
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government