standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
silence (not speaking); muteness
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
leaving (fleeing) the capital
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
plain; plateau; tableland
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange