History of Kyoto

taro: a large-leaved tropical Asian plant (Colocasia esculenta) of the arum family grown throughout the tropics for its edible starchy corms and cormels and in temperate regions for ornament

envoy: a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident

plenipoteniary: a person and especially a diplomatic agent invested with full power to transact business

inauspicious: being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come

calamity: being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come

wane: to decrease in size, extent, or degree

stultify: to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on

clan: family

belligerent: inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness

rival: one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess

claimant: a person who believes that he or she has a right to something (such as an amount of money); a person who claims something

regime: lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)

feudalism: the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship, and forfeiture

assassination: murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons

usher: to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

hostage: a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands

revolt: rebel

neo-: new

codify: systematize

outlaw: to make illegal

leery: feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something

indigenous: produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment

accrued: accumulated over a period of time

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