yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
government; administration; ministry
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
master swordsman; skilled fencer
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
woman; female; feminine gender
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant