voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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 (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to bring (something); to take 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 (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
secret; private; surreptitious
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
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; in the end; 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 (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
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; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
29th day of the month; 29 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; extreme
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)