killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
(not) even once; (not) ever
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to summon; to get used to call
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
step in a Japanese entranceway
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
the very start; the very beginning
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
another family; another house
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
two guilty parties tried and punished together
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present