appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
last days; the end; one's fate
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
insanity; an insane person
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
preceding paragraph; first part
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
imperially-commissioned poetry anthology
old poem (esp. waka); old song