methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
fourth day of the month; four days
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to do someone in; to bump someone off
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
gray or silver haired (grey)
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
worried look; concerned expression
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
of course; certainly; naturally
distinction; differentiation; classification
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
sea of blood; pool of blood
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy