playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
carcinogen; carcinogenic substance
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
becoming cancerous; canceration
Yamagiwa Katsusaburou (1863.4.10-1930.3.2)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
plagiarism; plagiarised work
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
inheritable character; inheritable; hereditary; inherited
annotation; explanatory note; comment
Haltman; Hartman; Hartmann
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery; cosmetic surgery
strong interaction; strong force
outside a plane; outboard
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)