to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
wife and children; (arch.) wife
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
journey; route of a journey
a Buddha; deceased person
north face; north side; the north; facing north
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
founder of dynasty or sect
celebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
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
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
supreme command; high command
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
many priests; (Heian era) monk-soldiers
freedom; free man; free woman