crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
everybody; every last one of them; all
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
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
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
satoyama; rural landscape coexisting with local agricultural communities
broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound