interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
secret; private; surreptitious
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Heike family; Taira family
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
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...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)