to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
this or that person; anybody; many people
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
eighth day of the month; eight days
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
strategist; tactician; schemer
still; even now; to this day
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to boost; to force up; to push up
distrust; unjust suspicion
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
literature; books (reference); document
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
Heike family; Taira family
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
of no interest; not interested
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
establishment; settlement