beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to kill; to beat to death
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
dry riverbed; river beach
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
decapitation; decapitated head
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
difference; discrepancy; variation
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
drawing ability; skill at art
depiction; description; portrayal
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
later on; eventually; afterwards
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit