The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
Emperor Shirakawa; Shirakawa Tenno (1053-1129 CE, reigning: 1072-1086 CE)
birth; creation; formation
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
handing down the precepts
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to appease; to suppress; to calm
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to have meaning; to be meaningful
even though it is not; despite not
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert