collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
serious; severe; grave; acute
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
whatever the case; under any circumstances
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
three generations; three periods; third generation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
ancestor; forefather; foremother
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
decoration; ornament; trimmings
Heike family; Taira family
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
settlement; conclusion; summary
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship