stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
big man; large man; tall man; giant
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
station; office; guardroom
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
relation; relative; kind; cordial
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
release; liberation; acquittal
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
government official; clerk
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
but; however; even though; even if