(walking) stick; cane; wand
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
repeatedly; several times; many times
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
expression; look; countenance; face
to pass (of time); to elapse
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
grandfather; male senior-citizen
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
plaintive; piteous; doleful
worried look; concerned expression
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
fertile shoot of field horsetail
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
sincerity; true heart; devotion
just one person; only one
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to put together; to assemble
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time