to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
direct descent; direct line
three generations; three periods; third generation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
just a minute; small quantity
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
Emperor Go-Daigo; Go-Daigo Tenno (1288-1339 CE, reigning: 1318-1339 CE)
overthrow of the shogunate
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to spread; to be propagated
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper