to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
preparation; arrangements
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
success; achievement; fruition
preface; introduction; preamble
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
deputy head teacher; vice principal
study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
reading aloud; recitation
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
interruption; suspension; break
trouble; bother; annoyance
more than anything; above all else
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
study; learning; tutorial
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides