to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
becoming a lordless samurai
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to entrust; to leave to a person
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
armaments; military preparations
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise