to comfort; to console; to amuse
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
hostility; animosity; enmity
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
incident; affair; happening; event
calm; composed; leisurely
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to bawl; to cry; to scream
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one