to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
unsigned; without a signature
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
then; well; so; well then
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
suffix for familiar person
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
soldier; combatant; warrior
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
without omission; in full
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance