heading; headline; index; headword
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
to revere; to respect; to worship
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
the king and his feudal lords
generals and prime ministers
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
one's family, relations, and followers
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
family name; lineage; birth; clan
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
generation; lifetime; age
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
ordinary person; unenlightened person
every other; second; alternate
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
forgive me; my sincere apologies
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
moat; fosse; canal; ditch