(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to tighten; to press hard
both hands; both arms; ten
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
in this way; thus; such; uh...
near; close; beside; third person
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering