center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
Emperor Antoku; Antoku Tenno (1178-1185 CE, reigning: 1180-1185 CE)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
temple; shrine, especially one at which worshipers pray for favors; prayer hall
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare