to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
river; stream; River; the ... river
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
government office; agency; board
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
Heike family; Taira family
confused; scattered; differing; diverse
(of a smell, esp. a good smell) strong
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
for many years; anciently
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
another family; another house
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off