utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
prohibition; ban; embargo
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
heresy; dangerous religion; (arch.) Christianity
by any chance; ten thousand to one
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
burning at the stake; burning to death
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
decapitation; decapitated head
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
pressure; oppression; suppression
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
Kanbun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
oppression; suppression; pressure