to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
charcoal; charred remains
ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
village; hamlet; settlement
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
sympathy; compassion; pity
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
28th day of the month; 28 days
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)