coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
prejudice; bias; distorted view
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
difference; variation; difference
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to surround; to crowd around
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
running away; escaping on foot
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to triumph; to be elated with success
to take flight; to disappear
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to gain fame; to make one's name
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing