(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
every evening; every night
Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari; chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
to delight; to give pleasure
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
that's the way it is; such is life
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
appears to be; apparently
beforehand; in advance; previously
to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
your acquaintance; people who know
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly