the eight ministries (under the Grand Council of State of the ritsuryo system)
sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
Emperor Antoku; Antoku Tenno (1178-1185 CE, reigning: 1180-1185 CE)
extemporary; improvised; extemporaneous
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
Houjou Tokimasa (1138-1215)
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
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
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
building lot; residential land
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
the other day; some time ago; recently
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
all; everyone; everybody; everything
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
hard to reach place; remote place
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
ordinary person; unenlightened person
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
archeological excavation (archaeological)
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to shoot or fire off an arrow
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power