Western religion; Christianity
to drive into the ground (e.g. car); to ride to death (e.g. horse)
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
unnatural death; violent death
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
town originally built around a temple or shrine
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
a find; windfall; bargain