The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
opposing (a thing) to (another); contrast; contraposition; antithesis; counterposing
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
occupation; calling; livelihood
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
armed might; military power; the sword; force
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
members; member; constituent
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
(arch.) provincial governor's office; provincial governorate (beginning in the late Heian period)
military system; military organization; military organisation
within the jurisdiction of
provincial governor (from the middle of the Heian period)
direct control; direct supervision
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
large quantity; large amount
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
usurer; usury; loansharking
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
vassals; retainers; followers
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
retainer; vassal; servant
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof