grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to get strong; to gain strength
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
space; interval; space character; whitespace
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
nape (of the neck); nucha
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
operation; functioning; running
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to crawl towards; to creep up to
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
memory; sense; experience
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
true character; true heart; true spirit
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary