Fujiwara No Tadazane (1078-1162)
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
keeping house; being confined to one's house
young lord; successor of one's current lord
glorious achievement; distinguished service
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
on the way back; returning
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread