uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
one breath; chug!; drink!
of great prominence or dignity
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
Yamazaki Ansai (1619.1.24-1682.9.16)
drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
absolutely; positively; decidedly
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to repeat; to do something over again
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
be (that) as it may; having said that
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement