defense; defence; guard; policing; security
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
Fusa (former province located in present-day Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures)
election; selection; choice
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
besides; moreover; in addition
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Ikkō sect (of Buddhism); Jōdo Shinshū; True Pure Land School
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)