direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
deed; act; work; performance
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku); executioner; person in charge of beheading; rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
the orders of one's ruler
decapitated head of an enemy
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
front; frontage; facade; main
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
going (e.g. of a flight of stairs); length
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
joint together; opposite; facing
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
both people; two people; two directions; both directions