Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
room detached from main house
living room (Western style); sitting room
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
silence; stillness; quietness
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
covering; protection; backing; relief
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
small brazier; hand-warmer
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
since when; from when; how long
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
next; secondly; subsequently
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
ume orchard; plum orchard; plum garden
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
government; administration
interference; intervention; meddling
construction; architecture (of buildings)
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties