visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
such ... as; or some such
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
image; figure; figure; form; image
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
remnants of a defeated army
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
a few years ago; some years back
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
military sword; saber; sabre
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)