source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Goshirakawajoukou (retired emperor)
marriage ceremony; wedding
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
beyond this point; from now on; after this
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)