as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
(police) detective; criminal matter
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
setting on fire; setting afire
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
historical; traditional; historic
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
I couldn't care less; not caring less
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
wearing one's hair in braids
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating