just past noon; afternoon
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to fall from heaven (the sky)
blood vessel; blood relationship
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
establishment (of religious teachings); formulation
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
pessimism due to decadent-age theory
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; mere shell; mere name
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
somewhat coarse; somewhat rough; rather coarse; rather rough
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district