Fujiwara No Motofusa (1144-1230)
Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)
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
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
first anniversary of a person's death
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
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)
any of; either of; (to) any
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
all; everyone; everybody; everything
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
Buddhist memorial service
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse