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Kirisutegomen (æ—¬ãæ¨ã¦å¾¡å or åãæ¨ã¦å¾¡å : literally, "authorisation to cut" or "authorisation to leave" (the body of the victim)) is an old Japanese expression dating back to the feudalera.
Samurai had the right to strike at anyone of a lower class who was compromising their honour ; the attacked person had the right to defend himself.
The expression is sometimes used in modern day as "I apologize in advance for this one".
Samurai were the only ones allowed by law to train in the martial arts and to defend themselves against the sword, and very often these same noble warriors would commit tsujigiri (testing of one's sword on innocent living beings).
The Tokugawa erasamurai had the immunity of kirisutegomen (ability to kill and retreat).
What this means is that a samurai could legally cut down any disrespectful member of a lower social class (farmer, artisan or merchant) without fear of official retaliation, so the resentment to the techniques is quite easily understood.
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The Samur ai (elite class) then enjoyed Kiri- sutegomen â“ the right to kill (peasant s) and depar t.
nakanaide konna yoru nano ni hitori kiri hiza o kakaete matteite kake tsukete kukara gozen reiji no kane ga naru mae ni sono mado o akete mite goran machi wa moo kiseki ni afurete natsukashii utamo kikoeru yo ano suteki na orugan ni nosete
daisuki na sono egao kumorasete gomen ne inotte mo toki no nagare hayasugite tooku made nagasareta kara modorenakute
tamerawazu mado o hiraite taiyou o abi you sonna kudaranai hibi ni dakarete nani mo kamo sute you te o nobashite te o nobashite tsukanda mono wa kirei na toge tsuki no hana
