is never the case; has never happened
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
from the viewpoint of; according to
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
entrance; admission; entering
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
difference; variation; difference
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
is something that; is that which
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
death penalty; capital punishment
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to understand from experience
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge