to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chair; stool; post; office; position
calamity; misfortune; disaster
single word; a few words; brief comment
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to put into the mouth; to eat
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
one end; an end; part; fragment
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives