to tie one on; to get drunk
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
drunkenness; intoxication
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
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)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
acquaintance; appreciative friend
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
dullard; indecisive person
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of