alone; by oneself; on one's own
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave as is; to ignore
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
really; truly; indeed; good grief
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy