shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
many people; a large number of people
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to take someone's life; to kill someone
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
condition; state (of health); appearance
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to continue (going along some trend)
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
residence; abode; dwelling
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
admiration; wonder; astonishment
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)