proper; respectable; decent; honest
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
historical play; period drama
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
distant look; faraway look
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to quicken one's pace (steps)
decision; determination; resolution
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to go out and away; to leave
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
dull sound; muffled sound
to be hesitant; to feel timid
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless