broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
attacking party; punitive force; pursuers
one's home; one's native province
passing away; dying; death
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
burglary; burglar; closet
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
a Buddha; deceased person
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to sustain a serious wound
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to keep watch; to stand guard
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool