endorsement (of a cheque, bill, etc.); verification of authenticity (written on the back of a scroll); certificate of authenticity; note written on the back of a scroll; comment; proof
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
rude person; insolent person
melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
fighting to the bitter end; going down with the ship; (lit.) remaining in one's castle and fighting to the end
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
remote ancestor; forefather
Emperor Seiwa; Seiwa Tenno (850-880 CE, reigning: 858-876 CE)
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
ancestor; forefather; foremother
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Emperor Go-Reizei; Go-Reizei Tenno (1025-1068 CE, reigning: 1045-1068 CE)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
Emperor Go-Hanazono; Go-Hanazono Tenno (1419-1470 CE, reigning: 1428-1464 CE)
in-law; relative by marriage; relation by affinity
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
sudden death; unexpected death
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)