to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; the matter in question
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
man; male; masculine gender
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
literature; books (reference); document
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here