having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to prostrate oneself before
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
the eight ministries (under the Grand Council of State of the ritsuryo system)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
all eyes; public attention
to feel; to sense; to experience
one's long-cherished desire
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
guardian deity of one's birthplace
written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
through; by way of; after; via
Heike family; Taira family
counter for generations; epoch
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
day of month; counter for days
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
licensed or qualified or eligible person
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
right (to do something); authority; power