The novel and other works by Lady Murasaki are staple reading material in the curricula of Japanese schools.

Later, Lady Murasaki adopted this girl and brought her up.

Lady Murasaki tries to persuade Lecter to spare him, for the sake of his children.

Lady Murasaki bowed politely and slid her small hands in the sleeves of her robe.

Lady Murasaki answered in her low, demure voice, almost a whisper.

Lady Murasaki fluttered a fan half in front of her face.

Lady Murasaki moved her fan in front of her painted face.

Lady Murasaki accompanied Tametoki there, though she did not stay for the full four year tenure and returned after 1 or 2 years.

I once heard him say to Lady Murasaki that the word'beautiful' must have been invented for the late empress and his own daughter.

But Lady Murasaki herself: really she doesn't have a rival even now.