Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)
to include in a poem (season word, place name, etc.)
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
Sutokujoukou (1119.7.7-1164.9.14) (retired emperor)
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
to play (a stringed instrument)
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
even without doing; even without being
whether one wants to or not; without choice
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
make; workmanship; preparation
going west; heading westward
Heike family; Taira family
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
all; everyone; everybody; everything
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
unique thing; best on earth
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage