lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
each house; every house; many houses
scenery; scene; landscape
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)
godparents; foster parents
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
new government; new administration
to be smeared; to be covered
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
platoon commander; section commander
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
true seal (animal); earless seal
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
notebook; account book; register
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
speed; velocity; pace; velocity