second accession to the throne
Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)
to include in a poem (season word, place name, etc.)
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
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
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
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
control; management; supervision
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
temporarily; short period; once; one morning