(walking) stick; cane; wand
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
practical; realistic; pragmatic
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
along the river; riverside
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to weep copiously; to grieve; to be dejected
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind