Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
older brother; elder brother
star player; star athlete
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
general idea; concept; notion
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
round; spherical; circular
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
to become poor; to be poor
to distribute; to hand out
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled