reading aloud; recitation
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
indeed; really; truly; very much
Genpei Jōsuiki (48 volume version of Heike Monogatari written in the late Kamakura period)
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
movie; film; motion picture
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
married woman; another's wife
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit