source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
first thing in the morning
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
family; relatives; dependents; household
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
to present; to offer; to dedicate
second day of the month; two days
accident; emergency; calamity
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
though one didn't intend (expect) to
on countless occasions; many a time
at least; at most; (even) just
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings