dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568-1595.8.20)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
girl; young (unmarried) woman
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
situated deep in the mountains
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
just; fair; proper; reasonable
godparent; first person to give something its name
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
without cause; without reason
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to apologize; to apologise
under the orders of; by order (command)
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
place to die; place of death
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)