to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
weird; disgusting; sickening
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
spirit; heart; disposition
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
perfect imitation (of a song, dance routine, etc., usu. by an amateur)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
someone; a certain person
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable