former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.); posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
infancy; childhood; infant; child
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
to consult somebody; to talk something over
Mahavairocana (name of a Bodhisattva)
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
the other day; some time ago; recently
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
all; everyone; everybody; everything
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
hard to reach place; remote place
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
siblings; brothers and sisters
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off