to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
country; territory; domain; realm
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
smuggling (people); stowing away
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
pact; convention; agreement
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
while; during (the time when)
to face on; to look out on to
overbearing; unstable wrestling stance
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
shoji (paper sliding door)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time