hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
assertion; declaration; affirmation
firm; strong; solid; stable
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to become excited; to grow lively
another thing; other things; another man's property
inside; interior; inner part
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to boost; to force up; to push up
pair; two kinds; two ways
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast