reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
in succession; one by one
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
yearned for; longed for; missed
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
public hall; community center; community centre
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
name; given name; first name
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
sorry; excuse me; thank you
speech impediment; speech disorder
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
cerebral hemorrhage; cerebral haemorrhage
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)