Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
one's own style; self-taught manner
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
in the face of; in defiance of
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
winning successively; defeating one's enemy in succession
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
show; exhibition; spectacle
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
discriminatory; discriminative
standard size car; ordinary carriage (train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric