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Fujiwara No Tadazane (1078-1162)

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Emperor Toba; Toba Tenno (1103-1156 CE, reigning: 1107-1123 CE)

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Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)

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presenting a hand-copied sutra to a temple (or money, etc. in its place)

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Nagami

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Gionnonyougo

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to harm; to injure; to invade; to raid; to oppose; to rise against

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hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)

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Tameyoshi

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Yoshiie

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Itsukushima Shrine

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be quiet!; shut up!

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illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)

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to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

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line of regents and advisers (advisors)

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cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors

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to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs

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court lady

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to take out a boat; to put out a boat

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puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep

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(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku

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imperial bridal party's entry into the court

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Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass

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north face; north side; the north; facing north

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modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

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to catch fish

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Kiyomori (shogun)

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imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

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particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

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pirate king

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minnow; shinner

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position of power

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to arrest; to apprehend

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hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra

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Suma

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hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)

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abdication

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how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

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Heiji

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(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre

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smoke; fumes

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tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

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imperial throne

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Heike family; Taira family

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that matter; those matters

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painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object

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disgrace; humiliation; insult

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building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

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