to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to rain on and off; to drizzle; to be showery
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
that kind; competition; match
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
and yet; though; when; in spite of
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)
(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Kōbusho; martial arts training institute established by the Edo shogunate in 1854
one's living; one's livelihood
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to turn up (e.g. one's face); to lay (something) on its back; to tilt (one's head) back