Kajiwara Kagetoki (?-1200)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
other; another; over; more than; I; me
Heike family; Taira family
sixth day of the month; six days
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
false charge; slander; defamation
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
as far as the eye can see
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
successively; one after another
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
ringing; throbbing violently