the front; honest; upright; decent
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o