thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
father; dad; husband; you; he
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
fate; destiny; predestination
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
arrest; apprehension; capture
bureau director; office chief
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style