to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
at that time; in those days
one day; (on) a certain day
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
government; administration; statesmanship
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
nod; inclination of the head
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
younger brother and sister
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
natural virtue; personal virtue
duty; function; office; mission; task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
ability; capability; skill
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
opposite side; opposition
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment