to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
family; members of a family
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to get strong; to gain strength
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to eagerly look forward to
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
stairs; stairway; staircase
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
having said that; on the other hand
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
because of; owing to; due to
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out