to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
transactions; dealings; business
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
preparation; provision; guarding
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
how long; how far; how much
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
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)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
military sword; saber; sabre
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 cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
a few years ago; some years back
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
remnants of a defeated army
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
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
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
image; figure; figure; form; image