decline; fall; decay; withering
electricity; (electric) light
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
pale; pallid; bluish-white
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
light from outside; natural light
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
human; human-like; as a person
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
means; way; method; measure
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
string instrument; stringed instrument
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
feudal lords; barons; princes
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
supporter; helper; aid provider; patron
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
wheat; barley; oat (oats)