completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
roadside tree; row of trees
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(short) rest; breather; break
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
shrine enshrining several gods