stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to take; to catch; to capture
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to have one's hair stand on end
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
complete change; about-face
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision