Korean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
compulsory; unavoidable; necessary
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!; oops
Emperor Ogimachi; Ogimachi Tenno (1517-1593 CE, reigning: 1557-1586 CE)
Uroctea compactilis (species of araneomorph spider)
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
some time ago; the other day
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture
powerful local clan; local strongman
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to steal or sneak or slip into
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
castle construction; building a castle; fortification