Meanings

shrine built to a guardian deity

lineal descendant

nurture over nature

(a person's) family background

uji-kabane system

his opinion

Fujiwara family

chief brewer at a sake brewery

one's name and address

Fahrenheit

policy that forced Koreans under Japanese rule to adopt Japanese names (1939; abolished in 1945)

the said person

Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910)

Hansen's disease

"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha

ancient clan record (incl. their origins, their achievements, etc.)

person who turns up at the right moment to help

Aya clan

Yamato no Aya clan

head of a clan