seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
participation; joining; entry
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
use; utilization; utilisation; application
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
because of; owing to; due to
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...