party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
proposal; proposition; suggestion
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
a little; a bit; slightly
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
both; both sides; both parties
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
sense of duty (obligation)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to put one's life on the line
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
have to do; must; should; ought to
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
and then; and so; and; so then
future prospects; promise
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
literally; to the letter; literal
milking semen; extracting semen