beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543-1641)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
country of origin (of goods)
Bromeliaceae (the bromeliad family of plants)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
less than ...; smaller ...
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
anecdote; brief (comic) story
main theater of war; principal battlefield
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to entrust; to leave to a person
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
high spirits; boastful talk
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)