rice cultivation; rice farming
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
security for a loan; collateral
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
written seal; stylized signature
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
usurer; usury; loansharking
greedy; avaricious; covetous
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
to grumble about something (trivial)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking