surface of a board or record
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
edict; ordinance; proclamation
long military service; having experienced many battles
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to beat to death; to kill
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
in a little while; in a bit
strategy meeting; council of war
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
one's opinion on (life and) death
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to give directions; to issue instructions
some people; a few people; several people
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
sales message; sales copy
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to crouch; to squat; to cower
essence; true nature; substance; reality
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers