lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada (1621-1638)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
entreaty; appeal; petition
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
Jesus (Christ); Christianity; Christian
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
sabotage; subversive activities
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
good luck to come (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
Champa (former kingdom(s) in central Vietnam)
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets