Historical term

Emishi allied with the central government (ritsuryō period)

Historical term

Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan

えぞ only; Historical term

Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands

Historical term

expulsion of foreigners

Archaic

peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)

provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)

brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)

Derogatory

foreigner; barbarian

Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

Historical term

commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE)

Historical term

shogun; great, unifying leader

incendiary bomb; firebomb

Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

barbarians; aliens

Historical term; Bakumatsu-period slogan

revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians