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 (colours); consciousness; one's senses
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
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)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
preparation; arrangements
emotional scars; mental trauma
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
memories; recollections; reminiscence
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling