to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
simmer; bubble out; flow out
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
circulation; dissemination
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
will not do; do not; does not
to complain; to make a complaint
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated