to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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 run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
military family; warrior class
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
yourself; himself; herself
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to lose sight of; to miss
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become