very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
now; the present time; just now; another; more
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
sublime; noble; high-minded
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to get distracted; to jump off the track
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
mountain climbing; mountaineering
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
then; well; so; well then
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted