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age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); middle day of the law; age of semblance dharma

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Fujiwara No Hidehira (1033-1187)

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Emperor Takakura; Takakura Tenno (1161-1181 CE, reigning: 1168-1180 CE)

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Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)

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Yukitsuna

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Sadayoshi

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Emperor Antoku; Antoku Tenno (1178-1185 CE, reigning: 1180-1185 CE)

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excavation; cutting; digging

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Goshirakawain

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Toukurou

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Houjou Tokimasa (1138-1215)

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maternal grandfather

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in and around the city of Kyoto

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long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era

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Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)

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exile; banishment

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Ushiwaka

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becoming a monk; entering priesthood

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Buddhist priest

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not be allowed; must not

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unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter

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Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)

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imperial bridal party's entry into the court

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Yorimasa

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to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

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Mahavairocana (name of a Bodhisattva)

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all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

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north face; north side; the north; facing north

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vassal; attendant

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Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)

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(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering

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nation building

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Kiyomori (shogun)

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Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm

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to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate

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pilgrimage; visit

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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

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kindness; courtesy

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crown prince

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banishment; exile

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investiture of the Crown Prince

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(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre

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to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

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to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

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cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

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The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari

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pataka (banner)

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to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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