alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
time and time again; many times; a number of times
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
military service; combat experience
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to count up; to enumerate
to gain a victory; to win
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
disputed territory; conflict area
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to establish; to formulate
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
armaments; military preparations
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
between times; when there's a spare moment
sickle and chain (weapon)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades