Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
ancient Shinto music and dancing
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
powerful family; powerful clan
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
power; authority; influence
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
gale; strong wind; high wind
Ramayana (Sanskrit Hindu epic, circa 300 BCE)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should