grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
human intellect; knowledge
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to subsist; to keep on living
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
trusting too much; overestimating ability
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
stirring; slight movement
to squash; to crush; to flatten
pressure; oppression; suppression
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
by myself; in person; by oneself