the flavor of Zen; the flavour of Zen; air or style of disinterestedness
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
elegance; taste; refinement
self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
Zen studies; Zen practice
noted priest; celebrated priest
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
massing (of troops); gathering
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
control; management; supervision
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
prohibition; ban; embargo
certification issued by a temple to prove affiliation
end; tip; extremities; terminal
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
family which supports a temple; parishioner
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)