Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
unnatural death; violent death
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
separate; special; another; separately
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
imperial decree; imperial edict
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
young lord; successor of one's current lord
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
near; nearby; not far off
to rally; to make a comeback
on the way back; when about to go back
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
this occasion; at this time; now
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to disperse; to take a castle