prosperity; thriving; flourishing
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
notice; attention; observation
on the sea; surface of the sea
early on; earlier on; from early
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
named after; associated with; connected with
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
important point; strategic position; key point
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
in accordance with; according to
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Akashi no Kimi (Genji Monogatari)
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition