Fujiwara No Tadazane (1078-1162)
pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
civil administration; Bunji era (1185.8.14-1190.4.11)
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
the court; palace circles; palace floor
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
to dance; to perform a dance
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
issue; offspring; paternal blood
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
keeping house; being confined to one's house
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
quitting while one is ahead
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
party-internal; within the party
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship