uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
tragic death; violent death
madness; craziness; insanity
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to look attractive; to look nice
as is habit; the way life normally is
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
Heike family; Taira family
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
town; city; municipal; urban
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
close to the wall; alongside the wall