ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
certainly; surely; definitely
originally; by nature; from the start
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Battle of Dan-no-ura (final battle of the Genpei War; 1185)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
successfully; with success
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
I see; that's right; indeed
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
Son of God; child of an emperor
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
imperial decree; imperial edict
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
shore; bank (of a body of water)