nothing but; none other than
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
still; even now; to this day
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
recovery; undoing; recall
firm promise; definite promise
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
to be silent; to say nothing
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits who came to Japan in the 16th century; Christianity; Christian
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian
place; position; location; position; standing; status
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
important person; strategic person; key figure
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
regular customer; valued client