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pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter

9

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

50

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

182

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

2

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.

92

to finish; to graduate

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

5

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

92

two persons; two people; pair; couple

4

woman; female; feminine gender

1

was

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

though; notwithstanding; although

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

20

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

2

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

2

The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)

2

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

122

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

having a dream

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

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

33

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

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

66

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

3

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

3

light; faint; pale; fleeting

1

(feelings of) love

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

3

Kiyomori (shogun)

4

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

11

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

13

to say; to be called; to do

7

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

20

then; well; so; be; is

15

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

1

Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10)

1

first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

2

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

1

west

3

sea; ocean; waters

11

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

2

subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

3

Heike family; Taira family

9

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

2

triumphant return; returning in triumph

1

now is the time

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

3

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

1