chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
the early bird gets the worm
orders; instructions; directive; command
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
monetary unit; currency unit
first generation; founder
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
history of Japan; Japanese history
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to revere; to respect; to worship
image; figure; figure; form; image
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation