source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
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.
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Goshirakawajōkou (retired emperor)
marriage ceremony; wedding
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
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
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you