mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
running away; escaping on foot
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
unselfishness; wanting little
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
logical inconsistency; logical contradiction
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
cultural assets; cultural property
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
coronation ceremony; enthronement
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to degenerate; to lapse into
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
28th day of the month; 28 days
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
(writing, painting) brush
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability