to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
please (give me); please (do for me)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
to play a leading role; to play a central part
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
offering; presentation; donation
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
the West; the Occident; Western countries
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
time; season; period; phase; stage
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
trade association; craft; guild
association; union; guild
commerce; trade; business
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
power; authority; jurisdiction
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
right (to do something); authority; power
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
medieval trade guild specialized in perilla oil
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
intimacy; affection; familiarity
very much; exceedingly; extremely
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support