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sutra; Buddhist scriptures

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sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

1

entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster

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

58

return of government (to Kyoto); making former capital (esp. Kyoto) the capital again

1

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

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intention; idea; inclination; wish

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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.

69

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

2

in that way; thus; so; so?

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

15

old man; mister

1

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

7

return; coming back

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

1

dream

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

5

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

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

72

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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

32

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

2

warrior; samurai

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

4

in name only; titular; nominal

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

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then; well; so; be; is

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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

4

raising an army

2

Imperial Court

5

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

temples and shrines

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rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

6

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

2

disorder; disturbance; unrest

1

to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated

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Kiyomori (shogun)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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

71

that; those; the

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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