kun'yomi (native Japanese reading of a kanji); reading a Chinese text (kanbun) in Japanese
mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
founder of dynasty or sect
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
in those days; at the time; then
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
quadruped; four-footed animal
being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
archipelago; chain of islands
unable to resist; unable to suppress
lowly people (Edo period); eta
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
personal (employee); employed; retained
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
(written) work; book; writings
castaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure tale
drifting; drift; being adrift
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment