Vocabulary list: Taira no Kiyomori - Episode 29

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Emperor Nijou; Nijou Tenno (1143-1165 CE, reigning: 1158-1165 CE)
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Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
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もり
Top 8700
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
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Top 100
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
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Kiyomori (shogun)
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knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
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Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
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Top 100
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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らん
Top 15500
revolt; rebellion; war
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government forces; loyalist army
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として
Top 200
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
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Heike family; Taira family
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Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
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やぶ
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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
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この
Top 1800
this world; this life; world of the living
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crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
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Top 100
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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Top 300
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
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Top 100
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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Top 1000
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
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おろ
Top 2600
foolish; stupid; silly
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you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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Top 100
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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Top 100
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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こと
Top 500
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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Top 100
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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scenery; scene; landscape
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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
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Top 100
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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ついに
Top 1100
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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Top 8800
warrior; samurai
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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
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Top 2900
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
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へと
Top 600
to; towards; for
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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
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みかど
Top 8600
emperor (of Japan); mikado
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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
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decision; determination; resolution
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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
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Goshirakawain
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rule; government
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から
Top 100
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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