second accession to the throne
Fujiwara No Tadazane (1078-1162)
Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)
to include in a poem (season word, place name, etc.)
Emperor Konoe; Konoe Tenno (1139-1155 CE, reigning: 1141-1155 CE)
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
Emperor Go-Shirakawa; Go-Shirakawa Tenno (1127-1192 CE, reigning: 1155-1158 CE)
Sutokujoukou (1119.7.7-1164.9.14) (retired emperor)
written imperial order (late Heian period)
lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
preview (of an exhibition); private viewing
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
imperial bridal party's entry into the court
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
establishment; foundation
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra