Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)
oblong stand for trays of food; weighing table
Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
written imperial order (late Heian period)
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
preview (of an exhibition); private viewing
two-storied Buddhist tower
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
Ninpei era (1151.1.26-1154.10.28)
imperial princess; royal princess
apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
Heike family; Taira family
all; everyone; everybody; everything
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
siblings; brothers and sisters
dismissal (from a position); discharge
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
one's family and followers; one's whole clan