Fujiwara No Motofusa (1144-1230)
Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)
Houjou Tokimasa (1138-1215)
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
setting on fire; setting afire
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
Mahavairocana (name of a Bodhisattva)
imperial visit; imperial outing
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
first anniversary of a person's death
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
the gods of heaven and earth
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)