Goshirakawajōkou (retired emperor)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to take up one's residence
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
decision; determination; resolution
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Mahavairocana (Bodhisattva)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
of course; certainly; naturally
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse