prohibition; ban; embargo
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
influence (on someone); inspiration
the future; future prospects
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
food; food products; foodstuffs
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
war; fighting; fierce competition
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
staying the night; lodging (at)
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)