His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
empress (consort); queen (consort)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to become free; to get time off
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
day that is lucky in the morning and evening but unlucky around noon, when one's luck affects others (in the traditional calendar)
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
without leaving any trace
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
urgent; pressing; exigent
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
excellent; superb; first-rate
someone (important); person of importance
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
loyal retainer; loyal subject
wet nurse; nursing mother
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
decapitation; decapitated head
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing