Words — 456 found
1. (head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
2. Monzeki
かくざと
隠れ里
1. hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village
2. legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
みすみそう
三角草
1. hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleafUsually written using kana alone, See also 雪割り草 ゆきわりそう
ミスミソウ
ほんのうじへん
本能寺の変
1. Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)Historical term
てっこうせん
鉄甲船
1. iron-reinforced warships built by Oda Nobunaga
2. Pre-industrial armoured shipsArmoured warships were wooden ships or ships of composite... Read more
1. (noble) courtier
1. Qingtan (Taoist-related movement in ancient China)Historical term
2. noble, refined, eloquent speech
1. noble rot; Botrytis cinerea infection, esp. of grapes
まんどころ
政所
1. official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period)
2. titled lady (legal wife of an important official)Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Abbreviation, See also 北の政所
3. government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
4. clerk working for large temples and shrines
政所 【まどころ】、政所 【まつりごとどころ】
きせんけっこん
貴賤結婚
1. morganatic marriage (marriage of a noble and a commoner that disallows the passage of title, possessions, etc.)
げっけいじゅ
月桂樹
1. bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel treeUsually written using kana alone
ゲッケイジュ
1. (noble's) page
2. Koshou
1. wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
2. Midai