to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
person who is ...; thing that is ...
commander; commanding officer; CO
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
one thin flat object; one sheet
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to lure someone; to entice someone
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate