hand singals

Alternative form of 禁じ手

(literally) to take or put one's hand out / (figuratively) to try to participate in; to foray into; to try one's hand at / (figuratively) to attack (in a fight)

pistol; gun

man of ability

(idiomatic) obtain

have difficulty with, be put out

a flat ritual baton or scepter of Chinese origin. Usually made of woods like Japanese yew, holly, cherry, sakaki, (Japanese cedar,) the shaku is often seen in portraits of shoguns and noblemen, but is now used mostly by Shinto priests

pick up

diligent, industrious, skillful, dextrous