to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
legend; folklore; tradition
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix