lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
three times; thrice; third (interval)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
kindergartener; preschooler
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
to come face to face (with)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
satoyama; rural landscape coexisting with local agricultural communities
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
that is to say; so that means
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
long time; long interval; for quite some time
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
if you think about it; come to think of it
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table