to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of 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 of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
Nara; Kōfuku-ji (Buddhist temple in Nara)
Mount Hiei; Enryaku-ji (Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei)
ecclesiastical authority; (church) educational authority; teacher's rights; teacher's 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; 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 differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
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
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
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 stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on