to prepare for death; to get ready to die
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
posterity; future life; life to come
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
ordinary citizen; the general public
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
very; extremely; excessively
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
many; a lot; much; multitude
skilled manager; resourceful general
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine