to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
old age; old person; the old; the aged
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
while surprised; suddenly
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding