cane; walking stick; staff; wand
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
every evening; night after night
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
way; method; means; resource; course
ago; since; before; previous
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
reluctance; regret; frugality
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
morning calm (over the ocean)
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
chopping board; cutting board
Island; insula; island; islet
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
innumerable; countless; numberless
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
wind and wave; rough seas
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)