immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
periodic; regular; routine
criminal's head on public display (Edo period); displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
end of life; death; breathing one's last
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
place of execution; execution site
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
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
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to die by drowning; to drown
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
death by hanging; execution by hanging
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery