trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
insight; power of observation
to be to the point; to be pertinent
regulation; adjustment; control
again and again; repeatedly
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
business trip; official trip
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
government service; the bureaucracy
armband; arm band; brassard
several minutes; a few minutes
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
order; sequence; procedure
to become inverted; to become reversed
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
I have nothing to do with it
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
popular name; common name; given name
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
close call; narrow escape
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to say; to tell; to state; to do
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
impudent; shameless; brazen
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve