chopping finely; slicing up finely; something chopped up finely
to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary; to keep on one's toes
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut
Hami melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus); Chinese Hami melon; snow melon
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
scraped skin; graze; grazed skin
fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
surrounding country; neighboring villages
salted and fermented fish sauce from Akita
better than none at all; better than nothing
to try to be reconciled (with); to take measures to bring about reconciliation
jailbreak; breaking out of prison; person who escapes from jail; prison escapee
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
round bar (of metal, etc.)
amateur as good as a professional
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper