Battle of Dan-no-ura (final battle of the Genpei War; 1185)
Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14)
Kenreimon'in (court name of Taira no Tokuko)
Emperor Antoku; Antoku Tenno (1178-1185 CE, reigning: 1180-1185 CE)
man from eastern Japan (esp. Edo or elsewhere in the Kanto region)
divine mirror; sacred mirror (one of the three sacred treasures)
Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia); grass-mowing sword
Kenkyū era (1190.4.11-1199.4.27)
Houjou Tokimasa (1138-1215)
to go on a trip with someone; to accompany on a trip
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to lay the foundation (for)
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
polish (jewels); cultivation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
foreign; abroad; overseas
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
going west; heading westward
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
Heike family; Taira family
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
to jump into; to rush into
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
what is called; what they call; so-called