medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
Kyōtoku era (1452.7.25-1455.7.25)
how; in what way; how about
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
a long time ago; in those days
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
together; at the same time; same; identical
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
serious; not joking; straight
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
position; location; base; point; site
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive