to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to serve; to work for; to attend
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
this (very thing); this precisely
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
way of the sword; swordsmanship
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
multiplier; multiplier factor
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings