seppuku is against harakiri
after another profound obeisance taki zenzaburo in a voice which betrayed just so much emotion and hesitation as might be expected from a man who is making a painful confession but with no sign of either in his face or manner spoke as followsi and i alone unwarrantably gave the order to fire on the foreigners at kobe and again as they tried to escape
 the ceremonial disembowelment which is usually part of a more elaborate ritual and performed in front of spectators consists of plunging a short blade traditionally a tant into the belly and drawing the blade from left to right slicing the belly open