Hakata Dontaku Festival (Fukuoka)
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
foreign delegation; foreign mission; diplomatic envoy
excavation; cutting; digging
peach and plum; person of one's recommendation
Houjou Tokimasa (1138-1215)
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
repair; renovation; restoration
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
court council; privy council
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking