Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to form a pair; to pair up
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
our country; our land; one's own country
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
samurai; warrior; military family
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Heike family; Taira family
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
discovery; detection; finding
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
hereditary system; hereditary succession
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other