to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
limited; limiting; restrictive
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
impossible; unlikely; improbable
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to lose face; to be disgraced
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
how; in what way; how about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship