Emperor Nijou; Nijou Tenno (1143-1165 CE, reigning: 1158-1165 CE)
dedication; presentation; gift
Goshirakawajoukou (retired emperor)
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
bellyband; maternity belt; (saddle) girth
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
morning and evening; all the time
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
groom; footman; steward; intendant; (arch.) head of an institution, esp. religious; (arch.) head of one institution serving also as the head of another
(another person's) younger sister
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
Heike family; Taira family
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast