300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
pretense; affectation; showiness
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
arrestee; person arrested
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
front entrance; front door
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to force open; to push open
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
blending of Japanese and Western styles
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match