grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
talking about memories; reminiscences
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to have one's hair stand on end
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
silence; stillness; quietness
to lie down; to throw oneself down
all night long; all through the night
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
testimony; (verbal) evidence
vehement objection; bitter opposition
foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)