bombarding; shelling; bombardment
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
new government; new administration
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
adds force or indicates command
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
drawing a sword; drawn sword
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
near; close; beside; third person
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis