sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
existence; possession; having; limited company
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
name; given name; first name
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very interesting; of great interest
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
else; in addition; besides
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
Emperor Antoku; Antoku Tenno (1178-1185 CE, reigning: 1180-1185 CE)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Dannoura (site of a major sea battle of the Genpei War); Dan-no-ura
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace