to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
-less; lacking; non-existing
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
man among men; manly man; alpha male
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to dispose of; to sell off
inside one's heart; in one's mind
just one person; only one
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
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)
to order; to command; to appoint
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist