to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
modesty; humility; being humble
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
to repeat; to do something over again
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
question; inquiry; enquiry
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
many people; a large number of people
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
episode; anecdote; vignette
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox