Fujiwara No Tadazane (1078-1162)
Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
Kasuga Grand Shrine (in Nara)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
imperial bridal party's entry into the court
north face; north side; the north; facing north
even without doing; even without being
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
this one; this way; this method
girl; young (unmarried) woman
Heike family; Taira family
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
high steward; grand master
party-internal; within the party
to shoot or fire off an arrow