cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku; assistant; helper
near; close by; within reach; familiar
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to be nearing death; to be dying
dull sound; muffled sound
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
affixing; pasting; sticking
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
street; quarter; district; area
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
penalty; sentence; punishment
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
field; plain; prairie; moor
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
in that way; like that; that way
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
increased volume or quantity
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
bedside; near one's pillow
reading aloud; recitation