Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
packhorse; workhorse; hack
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in comparison to; rather than
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to understand; to comprehend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to pull out a fish; to lure
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
entrance; admission; entering
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
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 betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
welcome!; nice to see you!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap