(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
pressure; oppression; suppression
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
(Edo-period) town magistrate
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
Masuda Tokisada (1621-1638)
powerful local clan; local strongman