Emperor Go-Youzei; Go-Youzei Tenno (1571-1617 CE, reigning: 1586-1611 CE)
picture drawn on a folding screen
precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
farm work; field labour; field labor
to be blessed with children
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
all people; the whole nation
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
rather; sooner; preferably
neighboring village; neighbouring village
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
marshy rice field or paddy
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
young lord; successor of one's current lord
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
place of execution; execution site
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth