crowding together; grouping together; swarming; crowd; group; swarm
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
sixth anniversary of a death
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
showy; flashy; flamboyant
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
the treasure that is children; child
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
Buddhist memorial service
first of all; in the first place
to underrate; to make light of
imperial decree; imperial edict
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
young lord; successor of one's current lord
first cry of a newborn baby
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
to revere; to respect; to worship