to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
why; how; for what reason
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
government; administration; ministry
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)