to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
war; fighting; fierce competition
orphan; person without friends
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
postwar period; period after Second World War
by means of; due to; because of; according to
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed