mask; disguise; guise; mask
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
honour; honor; glory; privilege
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to leap back; to jump back
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
battlefield; battleground
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart