on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
imposing stance; daunting pose
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
in good health; alive and well; going strong
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
complete change; about-face
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
Jien (Japanese poet and monk; 1155-1225)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen