Japanese sweets made of bean paste
aspect; phase; phenomenon
greater palace; area centered on the inner palace, home to various administrative bodies
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
establishment; foundation
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
the other day; some time ago; recently
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
wicked heart; evil design
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
just; fair; proper; reasonable
office and rank; an official rank
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
in addition; besides this; twice
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
good bye; I'm off; see you later
in respect of; in regards to; as for
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle