back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
such ... as; or some such
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to order; to command; to appoint
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
shoji (paper sliding door)
paste; glue; clothing starch
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
why; how; for what reason
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
perfect; complete; flawless
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
person (or their spirit) who died with no one to tend their grave
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
at least; at most; (even) just
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
cassette (tape); game cartridge
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)