Eiji era (1141.7.10-1142.4.28)
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)
Emperor Sutoku; Sutoku Tenno (1119-1164 CE, reigning: 1123-1141 CE)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
frequency; popularity; currency; to perform well; to be successful in an activity
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
imperial edict (written in a classical grandiose style)
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
to play (a stringed instrument)
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
imperial princess; royal princess
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
whether one wants to or not; without choice
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
in general; generally; usually
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
the other day; some time ago; recently
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Heike family; Taira family
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing