palace decorated with jewels; beautiful palace
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
sword hunt; sword confiscation
Toyotomi Hideyori (1593.8.29-1615.6.4)
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
lidded; covered; container with a lid
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
private secretary; amanuensis
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
unique thing; best on earth
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to put out; to extinguish
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation