according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to serve; to work for; to attend
messenger of god; divine messenger
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
new government; new administration
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood