two persons; two people; pair; couple
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
split; division; break up
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
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
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
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
bygones; the past; past event
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
failure; mistake; blunder
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
honorific/polite/humble prefix
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt