general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
war; fighting; fierce competition
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
established practice; custom
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
good; goodness; right; virtue
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
establishment; settlement
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
have to do; must; should; ought to
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
favourite motto; pet saying
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)