that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
incident; affair; happening; event
knowing; (an) acquaintance
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
Emperor Go-Mizu-no-O; Go-Mizu-no-O Tenno (1596-1680 CE, reigning: 1611-1629 CE)
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
by means of; due to; because of; according to
superiority; predominance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
is something that; is that which