the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
technique; art; skill; move
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
chance (of success); odds