eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
covered with; stained; smeared
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
river; stream; River; the ... river
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
servile submission; subservience
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
wet nurse; nursing mother
trembling or quavering voice
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
all you want; as much as one wants
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded