Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
secrecy; highly classified information
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
scandal; deplorable event
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
a pair (of shoes or socks)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition