bombarding; shelling; bombardment
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
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
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
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)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
Imperial standard; worthy cause
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; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis