Invasion of Ryukyu (1609)
intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory
imperial order; imperial decree; imperial command
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
directly under; falling perpendicularly
visiting one's constituency; (arch.) feudal lord's return to his estate
person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku; assistant; helper
knowledge applied to evil purposes
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
imported article; imported goods
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
becoming a lordless samurai
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to be contented; to be at ease
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
suspension (from work or school)
education; training; discipline
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help