man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
same; similar; (just) like; equal
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
meaning; significance; sense
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
legend; folklore; tradition
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to make one's own; to take possession of
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
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 able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
beyond that point; after that
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid