to do together; to share; to participate in
leader; guide; mentor; coach
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
support; backing; patronage
to accept; to receive; to agree
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
soldier; combatant; warrior
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
(political) administration; political power
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
again; once more; a second time
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
aerial refueling; in-flight refueling
otherwise; or else; if not
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into