enterprise; business; company; corporation
pride; boast; credit (to)
if you ask me ...; as for ...
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to think too much; to be over-concerned
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
the same; the said; likewise
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
main temple building; nave
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)