to raise one's voice; to shout
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
government; administration
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be too numerous; to be too much
long ago; a long time ago; already
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
even though; despite; when
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed