henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
return; relapse; recurrence
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
while surprised; suddenly
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
debut; initial stage appearance
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
great laughter; burst of laughter
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
-less; lacking; non-existing
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
the other day; a few days ago
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
how many months?; how long?
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
indicate reason; infers some protest