to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
prospects of victory; chances of success
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
opposite side; opposition
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
the West; the Occident; Western countries
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
the other night; a few nights ago
to annoy; to cause trouble
boiled and half-dried bonito
mouth of a (sword) sheath
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
weighing anchor; setting sail
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to close (one's eyes); to shut
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
real intention; true motive; true meaning
Japanese person; Japanese people
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
carrying aboard a warship
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
several shots; several blows
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
decision; determination; resolution
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)