One person - Ichinohito

Japanese: 一の人 - いちのひと

The person with the highest authority. It can also be called the Minister of the Left (who holds the Imperial decree) or the Grand Minister of State, but it mainly refers to the Regent or Chancellor. It is called this because it is the case that the Imperial decree that allows the person to take the top position is given. After the mid-Kamakura period, it also refers to the head of the five regent families and their direct blood relatives. Ichi no Tokoro . *Utsubo (around 970-999) Fukiage and Shimoeda "I served as the number one person in the world" *Makura (end of the 10th century) 88 "There was a number one person"

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Japanese:

最高の権力者。左大臣（内覧宣旨を有する）、太政大臣にもいうが、おもに摂政関白をさす。第一の座に着くことを許す宣旨が与えられる例になっているところからいう。鎌倉中期以後は、五摂家の家長および直系血族をもいう。一の所(ところ)。※宇津保（970‐999頃）吹上下「世の中の一の人のめにてなん侍し」※枕（１０Ｃ終）八八「一の人の御ありき」

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