to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
reputation; respectability
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
revival; restoration; resuscitation
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to