Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618, r. 604-618); second emperor of the Sui Dynasty
Rien; Li Yuan (Emperor Gaozu of China's Tang Dynasty)
legal structure; legal system; jurisprudence
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to concern; to be related
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
Northern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern Dynasty; Northern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
freedom-restricting punishment; imprisonment
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
environment; circumstance
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
jail sentence; imprisonment
incineration; destroy by fire
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
public facilities; utilities
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unmarried; not yet married
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
giving; provision; furnishing
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
treason; conspiracy against one's country
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
famous sword; excellent sword