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Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

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family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

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raid; attack; invasion

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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Kiyomori

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Yorimori

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to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

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Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)

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to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

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(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku

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France; French (language)

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presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

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monastic seclusion

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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Giouji

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transverse flute (e.g. a fife)

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blighted love; disappointed love

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to despair of; to see the vanity of

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to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk

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Takiguchi Nyuudou

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to build oneself a hermitage

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top of a waterfall

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club activities; extracurricular activities

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expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

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match; game; bout; contest

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the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

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secondary; subordinate

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interest (in something); enthusiasm

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the very thing; itself

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

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sport; sports

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to exert oneself; to devote oneself to

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making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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obvious; transparent

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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