missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area
one's later years; final years (in life)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); (issuing a) certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
one large ...; a great ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
up until now; as recently as the present
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
secrecy; highly classified information
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
old army general; veteran army general
church; cathedral; chapel
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
severing of connections or relations
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
departure for a specified destination
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to finish reading; to read through
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
star in the sky on a spring night
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness