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
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
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
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
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)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
mutation; change; transition
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
one house; the same house
death in battle; death on the battlefield