to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
ecclesiastical or educational authority
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
Nichiren school of Buddhism
rise; ascendency; aroused energy; high-spirited action
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
gentle; mild; meek; tender
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
nothing but; none other than
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
product; produce; result; fruit
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)