to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
a few years ago; some years back
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
in succession; one by one
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
flames; forefront of fire; flame tips
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
Yōwa era (1181.7.14-1182.5.27)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
hunger and thirst; starvation
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
hot summer day; day on which the temperature reaches at least 25 degrees Celsius
gale; strong wind; high wind
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14)
unusually; uncharacteristically
natural disaster; cataclysm
how; in what way; how about
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
the deceased; the departed
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand