to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
person who is ...; thing that is ...
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
punishment (of an enemy); chastisement
massing (of troops); gathering
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
door; gate; opening; title page
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
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
the ocean; the great deep
to be silent; to say nothing
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
beyond that point; after that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun