dry riverbed; river beach
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
needless to say; obviously; of course
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
speech; expression; wording; language
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
that matter; those matters
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
invisibly; secretly; privately
natural span of life; 250 years old
emperor's arrival (at his office, etc.)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
Kōji era (1142.4.28-1144.2.23)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Emperor Konoe; Konoe Tenno (1139-1155 CE, reigning: 1141-1155 CE)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
(arch.) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium