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
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
scraped skin; graze; grazed skin
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
surrounding country; neighboring villages
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
amateur as good as a professional
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
Arcadia, presided over by a virtuous king
brimming with fighting spirit; being strong in the will to fight; burning with combativeness
buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed; blind imitation
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
misappropriation of public funds
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
lacking cargo; in ballast
imperial seal; privy seal
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill