to administer the affairs of state
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
(line of) regents and advisers (advisors)
the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period
nephew (like a son); another child considered as one's own
servant in charge of footwear
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537-1597.10.9), Shougun 1568-1573
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
gift; present; tip; bribe
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
about; concerning; as to; regarding
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to be blessed with children
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
how many times; how often
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
situated deep in the mountains
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
first of all; in the first place
of all things (days, etc.)