house; one's house; one's home; one's family
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
poem or song written by the emperor
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to order; to command; to appoint
insanity; an insane person
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
mistress; kept woman; concubine
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
(one) letter; (one) character
I see; that's right; indeed
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
adds force or indicates command
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
preceding paragraph; first part
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
people; citizens; subjects; folk
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float