to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
instead; but (on the other hand)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
one's husband; one's wife
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
highway route (Edo period); main route
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
grandfather; male senior-citizen
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present