wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
registration; accession; register; entry; record
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
dry riverbed; river beach
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
origin; beginning; source; rise
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
in order; in turn; one by one
place; situation; position; location
Emperor Reigen; Reigen Tenno (1654-1732 CE, reigning: 1663-1687 CE)
Kanbun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
shrine maiden; ancient priest
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
powerful family; powerful clan
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
private affairs; personal matter
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
evening; night; nighttime
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action