big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
strange disease; rare disease
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
sign; indication; omen; symptom
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to rank next to; to come after
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
a few years ago; some years back
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
public ceremonies; public affairs
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake