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Kiyomori (shogun)

4

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

warrior; samurai

5

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

64

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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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

165

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

5

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

101

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

3

then; well; so; be; is

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

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chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

2

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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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

these

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person

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

3

dismissing a government official

2

to do

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

to be

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family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

3

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

2

in succession; one by one

2

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

26

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

103

Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)

2

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

3

by means of; due to; because of; according to

2

military affairs

1

coup d'état; coup

1

was

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

3

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

8

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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my; one's own; I ...; one ...

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

finger; toe; digit

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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