Emperor Shoumu; Shoumu Tenno (701-756 CE, reigning: 724-749 CE)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
tenement house; row house
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
while; even though; despite
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
authority; power; influence
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); (arch.) clan
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
Muraji (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to seventh highest of eight)
(arch.) regional official responsible for rice storage (under the Yamato court); Inagi (lowest of the eight hereditary titles)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount