mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
arrest; apprehension; capture
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
bureau director; office chief
to notify; to advise; to inform
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
you; (arch.) your residence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to arrest; to capture; to seize
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)