courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
consequently; as a result
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
on the way back; when about to go back
in case of; at that time; at this time
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
street stall; stand; booth
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal