small quantity; little; little while; short distance
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
high priest of a great shrine
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
Houjou Masako (1157-1225)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
Jōkyū era (1219.4.12-1222.4.13); Shōkyū era
distinguished war service; merit of war
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
older brother; elder brother
illegitimate family lineage
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
secret; private; surreptitious
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing