Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
siblings; brothers and sisters
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
story; tale; talk; discussion
chance; opportunity; occasion
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
why; how; for what reason
determination; resolution
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
young person; youth; young
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...