origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
tension; mental strain; nervousness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
final; eventual; ultimate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
personification; impersonation; embodiment
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
"it was all a dream"-ending
such; this sort of; like this
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series