Toyoyomi Hidenaga (1541-1591.2.16)
funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568-1595.8.20)
many priests; (Heian era) monk-soldiers
court; Imperial Palace or household
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
no-good man; (male) loser
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
(religious) denomination; sect
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
distant land; remote location; distant province
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
loved one; lover; sweetheart
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
straightforwardly; being outspoken
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
entering a faith; joining a religion
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)