to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
samurai; warrior; military family
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!