Fujiwara No Motofusa (1144-1230)
Nin'an era (1166.8.27-1169.4.8)
to harm; to injure; to invade; to raid; to oppose; to rise against
Houjou Tokimasa (1138-1215)
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era
repair; renovation; restoration
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
imperial visit; imperial outing
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
first cry of a newborn baby
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
should do; ought to do; must do
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to come into being; to be born
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly