to be frank; to drop all pretense
animal or carnal desires; lust
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
about; concerning; as to; regarding
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
family; relatives; dependents; household
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
Minamoto Yoritomo (1147-99)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
distinguished war service; merit of war
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism
bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.); embrace; hug; (arch.) bosom; (arch.) (breast) pocket
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
ardent; passionate; vehement
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)