general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be impolite; to be discourteous
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
position; location; base; point; site
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
alone; unaided; away from home
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
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)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
allegiance; obedience; submission
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
something like ...; something called ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
enemy territory; hostile place
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
will not do; do not; does not
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly