capital punishment given personally by a feudal lord after a disrespectful act
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
to awake from one's sleep
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
personage; person (deserving of respect)
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
space; interval; space character; whitespace
wound suffered in a fight
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
(divine) providence; dispensation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
forty-ninth day after a person's death
sense of loss; feeling of loss
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation