mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
horse tack; horse gear; harness
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
work clothes; business suit
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
passage; path; route; one's way
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to know (a person); to think
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
wall with exposed timber pillars
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
Heike family; Taira family
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to