Meanings

annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)

contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor

attack as a form of defense

being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government

a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)

divine spirit

lady

(another's) spirit

being busy with many things

court lady with her own private chamber or office

easy task

Japanese sweets made with glutinous rice and azuki bean paste

(his) side

worship by the emperor at a shrine

be

personal meeting (esp. used by females)

the works (of the gods)

land under the control of the imperial household or the shogunate

Omuro (sect of Shingon Buddhism)

dismounting