only; merely; but; no more than
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
biological parent; real parent
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
now that; since; so long as; because
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
sword abolishment edict (1876)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to carry around; to carry on one's person
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province