western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
ancient Shinto music and dancing
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
than; other than; except; but
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
future years; in (one's) later years
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to badger; to pester; to beg
the West; the Occident; Western countries
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
questions and answers; dialogue
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to repeat; to do something over again
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
retail store; retail shop
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time