Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
going from the capital to the provinces; returning after praying at a temple or shrine; coming down from a high place to a low place
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
resignation; acceptance; consolation
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
from the viewpoint of; according to
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
fate; destiny; predestination
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
elegance; taste; refinement
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
reign; being on the throne