suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
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; bad child; naughty child; 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 number of people; several people; a few people
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 dejected; 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
desperation; struggle to the death
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to crumble away; to collapse
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
point in question (at issue)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit