whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
several people; a few people
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
river; stream; River; the ... river
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
dice; die; baton (of command)
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
adds force or indicates command
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
(political) power; authority; influence
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
decapitation; decapitated head
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
every place; various places
retainer; vassal; servant
influential person; man of importance
one end; an end; part; fragment
to perceive; to understand
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
March; third month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)