unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
military affairs; military work
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
on bad terms; at loggerheads
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
real thing; original; actual
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
summer festival; summer matsuri
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
date (year, month and day)