this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
historical play; period drama
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
what is called; what they call; so-called
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
dramatic role for child; child actor
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to gather; to collect; to assemble
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn