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Suga Shrine

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deep-fried Chinese pastry (sweetened with jiaogulan)

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Eiryaku era (1160.1.10-1161.9.4)

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temple; shrine, especially one at which worshipers pray for favors; prayer hall

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Emperor Nijou; Nijou Tenno (1143-1165 CE, reigning: 1158-1165 CE)

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Bifukumon'in

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Goshirakawajoukou (retired emperor)

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Sadayoshi

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Goshirakawain

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senior grade of the third court rank

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agreement

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Hitachinosuke

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empress dowager

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Zen nun

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elder sister; effeminate man

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large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard

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unused possession

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to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam

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apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry

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Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)

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imperial bridal party's entry into the court

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Yorimasa

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heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity

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my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations

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all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

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Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)

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relative by marriage; affinity

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nation building

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Kiyomori (shogun)

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completion (of a building)

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coil

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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

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pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice

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to call out; to summon

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participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor

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local Shinto deity; tutelary god

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smoke; fumes

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tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

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Heike family; Taira family

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curly hair; curled hair

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

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impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness

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various matters; everything

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all; everyone; everybody; everything

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hair

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manor; demesne

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picture scroll

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

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cancellation; suspension

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