arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
everywhere; all over; throughout
marshland; wetland; swampland
dense growth; thick growth; gregarious growth; growing in clusters
common reed (Phragmites australis)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to die (esp. foliage as winter approaches)
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
blue (sky, ocean, etc.); fresh and green (of vegetation); verdant; greying (hair); aged
unexpectedly; surprisingly
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
Karak (ancient Korean confederacy); Kaya
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
standing close together; bristling (with)
lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear