ばつ
伐
strike
attack
punish
罰
punishment
penalty
閥
clique
clan
faction
ばついち
divorced (once) (lit: strike one)
ばつえい
末裔
descendants
ばつぐん
抜群
pre-eminence
ばつぞく
閥族
clan
clique
ばつなん
末男
youngest son
ばつびょう
抜錨
setting sail
ばつぶん
跋文
afterword
ばつぼく
伐木
felling
logging
ばつよう
末葉
杪葉
end leaves
top leaves
last leaves
the last descendant
the last days of any age
end
close
ばつりゅう
末流
descendants
ばつりょう
末僚
low-ranking official
ばつろ
末路
last days
end
fate
ばつをあたえる
罰を与える
to punish (a child, etc.)
ばつをつくる
閥を作る
to form a clique