cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
such a thing; something like that
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(giving) instruction; initiation
first meeting; first interview with
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
statue; picture; picture revealing character
matter causing distress; something causing worry
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha