warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
Heike family; Taira family
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
and so; therefore; for that reason
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
even more; still more; further
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
one party; one faction; one clique
Gion-sha (former name for Yasaka-Jinja)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
prayer (for something); supplication
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
forged weaponry (e.g. swords, spears, etc.); forged weapon; molded dry confectionery; moulded dry confectionery; percussion instrument
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
professional dengaku performer (usu. appearing as a monk)
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance