to investigate; to examine
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
you; (arch.) your residence
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
bone; firmness (of character); backbone; unyielding spirit
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
prohibition; inhibition; ban
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
offering; presentation; donation
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
and (also); both ... and; as well as
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
release; liberation; acquittal
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
becoming a lordless samurai
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
mountains and hills; imperial tomb
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of