scenic; beautiful; picturesque
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
in history; ever; historical
complexity; complex; complicated
beautification; glorification
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to watch over; to watch attentively
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
handicraft; industrial art object
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to stop talking; to be silent
to be tired of looking at
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
narrator; storyteller; reciter
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
many people; a large number of people
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
originating; causing; beginning
to laugh away; to laugh off
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely