acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
festival; feast; carnival
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
death penalty; capital punishment
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
civilized nation; civilised nation
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
person of culture; cultured person
posterity; future life; life to come
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
private funds; own funds; private property
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
retainer; retinue; servant
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
parting; separation; farewell