しんせいな

sacred; holy

いりょく

power; authority

おいはらう

to drive away; expel

ナんばんじ

Nambanji; a Catholic church built in Kyoto in 1586

こんりゅう

to build (a sacred structure)

しばしば

often

しゅつぼつする

to haunt/frequent

まつながだんじょう

generally known as Matsunaga Hisahide(1510-1577); a warrior of the Sengoku Period; a follower of Nobunaga who burned the Daibutsu hall in Nara and later was forced to commit suicide

ほんろうする

to toy with; make a fool of

かしんこじ

a semi-fictitious wizard who associated with the leading warriors of the Sengoku Period

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), Greek-born writer who moved to Japan and wrote much about Japanese folklore, including about Kashin Koji

ごめんをこうむる

to excuse oneself; decline to (tell)

とよとみ

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

とくがわ

Tokugawa Ieyasu

りょうし

both men

がいきょうきんあつ

forceful repression of foreign religion

しょうそく

news about; whereabouts of

どうせい

movements

かえすがえすも

to a great extent; exceedingly

いかん

regrettable