daily food; regular diet; staple food
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
teachings conveyed by the gods
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
existence; possession; having; limited company
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
spring water; clear (pure) water
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
game held with the Emperor in attendance
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
best pupil; leading disciple
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
power; might; authority; influence
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
product; produce; result; fruit
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible