second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
good; goodness; right; virtue
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
establishment; settlement
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
have to do; must; should; ought to
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
favourite motto; pet saying
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
desperately; for one's dear life
chance (of success); odds
prize money; monetary award; reward
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
smoothly; easily; readily
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best