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bioluminescent organ; photophore

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

main island of Okinawa

3

beetles; coleopterans; coleoptera

1

this kind of

1

US Forces, Japan; USFJ

1

practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum

2

domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting

3

Sutokujoukou (1119.7.7-1164.9.14) (retired emperor)

8

Fujiwara No Shinzei

3

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

Emperor Sutoku; Sutoku Tenno (1119-1164 CE, reigning: 1123-1141 CE)

3

Emperor Konoe; Konoe Tenno (1139-1155 CE, reigning: 1141-1155 CE)

3

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

6

Bifukumon'in

1

at a young age; while still young

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

15

Shigehito

1

Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)

1

on the street; around town; the world; the public

1

originator

1

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

2

the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor

2

Heike family; Taira family

18

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

banishment; exile

10

Tameyoshi

1

Tadamichi

2

Yorinaga

2

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

4

both groups; both factions

3

death; mortality; to die; to pass away

11

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

1

execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple

3

death penalty; capital punishment

2

tremendous; immense

3

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

2

Emperor Nijou; Nijou Tenno (1143-1165 CE, reigning: 1158-1165 CE)

3

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

2

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

3

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

4

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

7

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

4

Tametomo

1

leaving (fleeing) the capital

3