inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering
leaving (fleeing) the capital
Heike family; Taira family
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to gain a victory; to win
family; relatives; dependents; household
Battle of Dan-no-ura (final battle of the Genpei War; 1185)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to fall flat; to fall face down
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms