kumquat (Fortunella spp.); cumquat
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
to die; (lit.) to become earth
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
Heike family; Taira family
one's opinion on (life and) death
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
rushing around; running wild
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
administration; government; administrator; governor
(apportioning) in small amounts
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war