actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
military campaign; battle; war
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
power; might; authority; influence
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to do earnestly; to get serious
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
failure; mistake; blunder
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
is something that; is that which
by myself; in person; by oneself
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
besides; moreover; in addition
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)