certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
difference; discrepancy; variation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
various fiefdoms; various domains
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
unfortunately; regrettably
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)