to be needed; to be wanted
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
long (time that has passed); old (story)
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
originally; by nature; from the start
proceeding to the capital
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to gather; to collect; to assemble
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe