origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
jewel; precious stone; gem
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the mountains; among the mountains
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to use up all one's strength; to die
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use