near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
fifth day of the month; five days
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
Tensei Jingo; daily column in the Asahi Shimbun
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
accurate; correct; precise; exact
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
although I say; although one might say; although called
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
putting into print; setting in type; printing; publishing
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
new edition; new compilation; new formation (of a force, unit, etc.); new organization
complete works; complete collection; complete series
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
circulation; dissemination
original text; source book; draft
to differ; to vary; to disagree
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
(an) authority; (a) source; (written) reference
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
Heike family; Taira family
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid