electricity; (electric) light
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
pale; pallid; bluish-white
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
light from outside; natural light
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
human; human-like; as a person
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
string instrument; stringed instrument
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
supporter; helper; aid provider; patron
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation