to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
Heike family; Taira family
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to jump into; to rush into
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
knowing; being aware (of)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
decline; fall; decay; withering
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
myself; yourself; I; me; you
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me