catastrophe; assassination; calamity; disaster
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
entreaty; appeal; petition
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
originally; by nature; from the start
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
gallery (of a theatre); audience (at a theatre); the masses; the general public
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
had better ...; had better not ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to be in danger of; to be liable to
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)