manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
descendant; posterity; offspring
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to make public; to bring to light
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
solution; solution strategy
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
successively; one after another
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to square one's shoulders
even if ...; even supposing that ...
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
same crime; being equally guilty
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
directly opposite; right in front
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
setting off (on a trip); departure
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
negotiations; discussions; connection
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up