there is no way that ...; easy; simple
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
legend; folklore; tradition
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
way; method; means; resource; course
but; however; provided that
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
various fiefdoms; various domains
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
school; school building; schoolhouse
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that