present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
delusion; misconception; illusion
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
irritation; annoyance; frustration
fine weather; fair weather
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
gold and jewels; precious object
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
originally; by nature; from the start
hereditary system; hereditary succession
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
far sight and deep design
dauntless and decisive; with fortitude and resolution
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size