Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in