shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
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)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
much less; to say nothing of
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to watch over; to watch attentively
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to pluck; to pick; to tear
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion