on the occasion of; at the time of
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
password; watchword; motto; slogan
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
black dyed garment; black dyed kimono
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe