local commissioner (Kamakura/Muromachi)
Historical term for a regional official in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. Not used in modern contexts.
The tandai officials of the Kamakura period were responsible for regional governance under the shogunate.
drawing lots for a poetry theme; composing poetry by lot
Refers to the practice in classical poetry gatherings of drawing a topic by lot and then composing a poem on that theme. Rare and literary.
At the poetry gathering, they decided the theme by lot and improvised waka poems.