so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
rather; better; instead; if anything
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)
supporting the Tokugawa shogunate (at the end of the Edo period)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
although I say; although one might say; although called
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
since; henceforth; ever since