(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
phantom; vision; illusion
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
point of a sword; forceful debate
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
nape (of the neck); nucha
penalty; sentence; punishment
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
plants which flower in autumn (fall)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
younger people; future generations
just one person; only one
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir