concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
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; poor-looking
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
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
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
rule; governance; consul (of the Roman republic); consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition