Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)
Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
written imperial order (late Heian period)
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
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
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
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
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
famous sword; excellent sword
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream