Society of Jesus; Jesuits
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
leone (currency of Sierra Leone)
(religious) denomination; sect
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
edict; ordinance; proclamation
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
research; study; investigation
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
birth date; date of birth; DOB
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)