(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
secretary (government); director; chief
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
wokou; wakō; Japanese pirates who raided the Chinese and Korean coastlines between the 13th and 16th centuries
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
moderately wealthy person
investment; contribution; financing
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
rebellion; great uprising
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
burning earth, e.g. for sterilization and converting compost
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
leaving (fleeing) the capital
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
arts; crafts; handicrafts
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way