to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
everywhere; at every turn
plain; plateau; tableland
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
this (very thing); this precisely
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
88 years old; (arch.) rice
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
spring day; spring sunlight
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
mountain top; summit; peak
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
all nature being bleak and desolate; scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see
high mountain; lofty peak