setting on fire; setting afire
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to cram (into a box, bag, etc.); to pack; to drive (someone) into a corner; to push to the edge; to put in a nutshell; to make succinct
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
other side; another side; different angle; on the other hand
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
free markets and open guilds; relaxed market place policy in the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573-1598)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to give an impression; to make an impression
Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area
firmly rooted; deep-seated
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
hills and fields; hill and dale
sword hunt; sword confiscation
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to establish; to formulate