Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
territorial right; dominion
establishment; settlement
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
existence; possession; having; limited company
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
main cause; primary factor
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
here and there; around and about
instability; insecurity; crankiness
intention; idea; inclination; wish
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
accession to the throne; enthronement
Emperor Go-Youzei; Go-Youzei Tenno (1571-1617 CE, reigning: 1586-1611 CE)
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
rebirth; new birth; nascent
establishing something (e.g. a company or a religious order) by oneself; company or religious order founded in such a way
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
complicated and mysterious
coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold