deep-fried Chinese pastry (sweetened with jiaogulan)
Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10)
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
Emperor Sutoku; Sutoku Tenno (1119-1164 CE, reigning: 1123-1141 CE)
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
Goshirakawajoukou (retired emperor)
poem or song written by the emperor
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
travelling incognito (traveling); quiet steps; creeping around
selfishness; self-interest
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk across; to travel on foot
(plump and) happy-looking
imperial bridal party's entry into the court
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
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
establishment; foundation
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
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
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
pleased to make your acquaintance
Heike family; Taira family
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk