to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
unveiling; debut; introduction
to get accustomed to using
to give the stamp of approval
maintaining the status quo
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
trio; gang of three; threesome
with a start; with a jump
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
such; like that; that sort of; very
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
double-edged; double-edged blade
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)