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—These families are often spoken of as the Hei-ke and the Gen-ji, and the long struggle between them as the Gempei war.  —Some of these animals are said to have weighed as much as an ox. Twelve great fights took place every month, and when the champion dog was led through the streets, people doffed their head-gear and even knelt down in reverence.  —Yoritomo's eldest son, Yoriiye, was deposed from power and imprisoned for life by the Hōjō, who thus became supreme in Kamakura.  —Thus, in his old age, riding alone by night among possible foes, he gave his sword to be carried the companion who had most reason to desire his death.  —In a moment of fury he ordered a man who had insulted him to be crucified, but before the sentence could be executed, he recognised that the offender's motive had been good, and not only pardoned but promoted him.  —To equip himself for his first appearance as a soldier, he robbed his employer of a small sum, and reimbursed him, years afterwards, by a gift of a large fortune.  —The title of Taikō (great house), by which Hideyoshi is generally known, was taken by him after he had surrendered that of regent to his heir apparent.  —This matter of the evolution of the military class will be described more accurately in subsequent pages. <section end="Note 8" /> <section begin="Note 9" />—Another variety of alcove derived from the fashions of the Zen sect took the form of a protrusion instead of a recess. It was, in fact, a reading-nook so contrived that it projected into the veranda, and thus received light on three <section end="Note 9" />