autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
splendid horse; promoted bishop
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
all you want; as much as one wants
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
post; quarters; military station; police station
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
misfortune; short life; evil fate
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
step; stride; counter for steps
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way