professional dengaku performer (usu. appearing as a monk)
Fujiwara No Tadazane (1078-1162)
Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
to harm; to injure; to invade; to raid; to oppose; to rise against
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
forged weaponry (e.g. swords, spears, etc.); forged weapon; molded dry confectionery; moulded dry confectionery; percussion instrument
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
windfall; piece of good luck
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
court council; privy council
town originally built around a temple or shrine
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
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
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to become poor; to be poor
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to get angry; to lose one's temper
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up