imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
to perceive; to understand
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
right to know; right to access information
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
show; exhibition; spectacle
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to claim victims; to leave casualties
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
personal combat; one-to-one fight
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
two times; twice; two degrees
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
tag (children's game); tig
internal organs; viscera; intestines
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)