violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
bravery; courage; heroism
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
ancestor; forefather; foremother
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
unidentified flying object; UFO
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital