testimony; (verbal) evidence
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
legend; folklore; tradition
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; dirt
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)