surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
new government; new administration
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
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
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to play a leading role; to play a central part