to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
talk; recital; narration; topic
passing on by word of mouth; oral tradition
descriptive poetry; epic poem
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
on the sea; surface of the sea
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
Emperor Antoku; Antoku Tenno (1178-1185 CE, reigning: 1180-1185 CE)
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
court lady; lady-in-waiting
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
Island; insula; island; islet
tag; slip; label; sticker
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand