朝謁: to attend an audience with the emperor at court / 超越: to transcend; to rise above, to keep oneself aloof

張本人: ringleader

調律: tuning / 町立: being established by the town

調律: tune

店長: shop manager / 天頂: zenith / 転調: modulation / 天聴: emperor's knowledge / 天朝: imperial court

天長: Tenchō era (824–834)

転調: modulate

好調: favorable

好調: favorability / 校長: principal / 紅潮: blush / 候鳥: migratory bird / 腔腸: coelenteron / 公庁: public offices / 硬調: hard tone / 高潮: high tide / 広聴, 公聴: public information / 高調: high tone; high spirits

弘長: Kōchō era