in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
that; the matter in question
(someone else's) child; child; kid
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
long ago; once upon a time
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
since then; from that time; ever since
bridal costume; wedding dress
to wander; to roam from place to place
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to have an idea; to have a clue