algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
free time; spare time; idle moment
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
hemorrhagic shock; haemorrhagic shock
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words