to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
station; office; guardroom
old body; aged person; elderly person
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
and yet; despite (all) that
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
person concerned; interested party; related party
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
importance; emphasis; stress
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
military man; warrior; soldier
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
two times; twice; two degrees
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
class; heading; group; category
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
in the city; in the community
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead