upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
one's last moments; hour of death
front; frontage; facade; main
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
that is to say; so that means
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
before the gate; in front of the gate
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
information; making a report (to a superior)
armed forces; battle troops
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
while; during; while; although; all; both
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
emotionally uplifting; stirring
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
first generation; founder
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself