privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
people; men and women; each person; everybody
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
Kaō era (1169.4.8-1171.4.21)
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on