last night; yesterday evening
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
unexpected meeting; coincidence
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
great difference; major mistake
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
each locality; each place; each region
allotment (of land); parcelling out
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
village; hamlet; countryside; country
samurai; warrior; military family
system; institution; organization; organisation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
Houjou Tokiyori (1227-63)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
middle period; medium-term