collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
haori (Japanese formal coat)
historical play; period drama
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
self-mutilation; self-injury
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to become pale; to turn pale
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
insolent fellow; rude fellow
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to know (a person); to think
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
jumping to a wrong conclusion
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to walk in on; to tread upon
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by