yoke; constraints; oppression
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
upper floor (of a building)
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
famous sword; excellent sword
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to devour; to bite to death
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
cut; reduction; curtailment
everywhere; all over; throughout
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
escaping from prison; jailbreak
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
predation; eating prey; preying upon
otherwise; or else; if not
hokora; small wayside shrine
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to live through; to survive
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
by sheer strength; by brute force
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion