if it is the case that; if
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
the greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
kumquat (Fortunella spp.); cumquat
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
as is habit; the way life normally is
being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; prone to; apt to
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
the other day; some time ago; recently
girl; young (unmarried) woman
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
unification of the whole country
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
artificial hill (in a garden)
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
just; fair; proper; reasonable
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with