to make an appearance; to show up
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
major incident; major happening; big scandal
band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai
presence (impressive quality)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
Heike family; Taira family
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
materials; data; document
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to make one's own; to take possession of
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act