Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
banishment (to a location far from the capital); the harshest of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
desperation; struggle to the death
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
supreme command; high command
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
many priests; (Heian era) monk-soldiers
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
freedom; free man; free woman
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
difference; discrepancy; variation