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Oomidouji

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Eiryaku era (1160.1.10-1161.9.4)

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Goshirakawajoukou (retired emperor)

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Akugenta

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Otowaka

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Toukurou

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Uhyoue

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homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings

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Chita Peninsula

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to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

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long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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Zen nun

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Ushiwaka

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Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name

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Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)

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successive generations

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to rise in rebellion

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unjust; inhuman

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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

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stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet

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Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)

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to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close

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nation building

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Kiyomori (shogun)

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jealousy

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to march on the capital

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mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant

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to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach

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to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

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to arrest; to apprehend

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banishment; exile

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suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

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tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

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Heike family; Taira family

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difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear

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losing one's life; death

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imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

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retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

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to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

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medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State

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stony mountain

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betrayal; infidelity

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repeatedly; to a tremendous extent

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situation; developments; outcome

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rebel; traitor

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(one's) late mother

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optimism

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to run away; to escape safely

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one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

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raising an army

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